Last week, we filed our 73rd lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time to stop their unlawful and unconstitutional Medicaid work requirements that threaten to strip healthcare from the 20 million Americans who rely on the program nationwide.
Time and again, the Trump administration has pursued policies that threaten the most vulnerable among us. As I’ve said before, when they break the law and harm Californians, we'll take them to court.
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Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a rule that makes it harder for vulnerable people to access the care they need, rips coverage from people who need it, and increases healthcare costs. This rule will exclude the kinds of people that Medicaid was created to cover — people with severe illnesses and disabilities, people in the middle of cancer treatment, people who are blind, people who have a disabling mental health condition.
In fact, Congress created exclusions from Medicaid’s work requirements to ensure that people with complex illnesses and disabilities don’t lose coverage or have interruptions in care.
We’ve seen what happens when unnecessary barriers are added to Medicaid. Eligible people lose coverage; state-run programs, safety net providers, and emergency rooms absorb the strain; and costs go up as more residents become uninsured.
People living with serious illnesses or disabilities already face enormous challenges in their daily lives. They shouldn’t also have to fear losing their healthcare because of this administration’s unlawful and reckless policies.
I’m co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and 2 governors in suing the Trump administration — because as Attorney General of California, I will never stop fighting to protect your healthcare.
If you’re with me, will you help power our work with a contribution right now? Anything you can give will have a meaningful impact on what we can accomplish together.
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