The One Big Beautiful Bill Act doesn’t gut Medi-Cal. It restores its core purpose and reduces the burden on taxpayers. And it will force California lawmakers to think twice before wantonly expanding coverage in the future.
On Independence Day, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to reduce enrollment in Medicaid programs throughout the country, including Medi-Cal in California.
But Californians should cheer, not jeer, these coverage “losses.” The law will primarily disenroll people who should have never been covered by the program in the first place. And it will make Medi-Cal work better for taxpayers and the truly needy.
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Feds right to curtail California’s Medicaid scam
Sally C. Pipes
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act doesn’t gut Medi-Cal. It restores its core purpose and reduces the burden on taxpayers. And it will force California lawmakers to think twice before wantonly expanding coverage in the future.
On Independence Day, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to reduce enrollment in Medicaid programs throughout the country, including Medi-Cal in California.
But Californians should cheer, not jeer, these coverage “losses.” The law will primarily disenroll people who should have never been covered by the program in the first place. And it will make Medi-Cal work better for taxpayers and the truly needy.
Read the entire Long Beach Press-Telegram op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.