News release
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, is the primary sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 3, urging the federal government to protect funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medi-Cal.
The resolution calls on the federal government to reject proposed cuts to Medi-Cal and prevent any future reductions to Medicare or Social Security, according to a news release from Schiavo’s office.
“No one should have to worry about losing access to health care, especially our seniors, veterans, and working families who have paid into these programs and rely on them,” said Schiavo’s statement, which was released in conjunction with a March 4 news conference including other legislative Democrats who have signed on as cosponsors or joint authors of AJR 3. “We’re standing together to send a clear message: protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medi-Cal, because people’s lives depend on it.”
“As a Community Health Center, Northeast Valley Health Corporation serves as a lifeline for tens of thousands of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal for essential health care services,” Kimberly Wyard, CEO of Northeast Valley Health Corp., said in the release. “Proposed cuts to Medi-Cal would devastate our ability to provide primary and preventive care, impacting the most vulnerable in our communities — seniors, children, working families, and individuals with chronic conditions. These cuts wouldn’t just hurt patients; they would strain emergency rooms, increase long-term health care costs, and destabilize the very safety net our communities depend on.”
