Cassandra Aguilar

Cassandra Aguilar

California’s Implementation of Federal Flexibilities During the Medicaid Unwinding Reduced Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistic Disparities in Medi-Cal Redeterminations Rates 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government required states to maintain continuous uninterrupted insurance coverage for Medicaid enrollees. State Medicaid programs, including California’s Medi-Cal, were not allowed to terminate coverage for any individuals for the duration of the public health…

Leading Health Care Consumer, Community Advocates Announce Opposition to Proposition 35

Contacts:Kiran Savage-Sangwan, CPEHN(530) 574-2551, ksavage@cpehn.org   Maya Meinert, The Children’s Partnership(213) 341-0383, media@childrenspartnership.org Prop. 35 threatens to do more harm than good for children, families,seniors who rely on Medi-Cal  Measure risks billions in budget cuts to Medi-Cal, other vital services for struggling Californians …

Nearly One in Three Latinx Medi-Cal Members Dropped from Coverage in First Month of Redeterminations; Health Equity Advocates Urge Additional Investments 

Sacramento, CA –   The Department of Health Care Services released data this week on the first month of Medi-Cal coverage redeterminations since federal pandemic-era flexibilities allowing for continued coverage ended. The data reveals that while only 21% of June redetermination…