By Bo Tefu, California Black Media

Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson Explains How Medi-Cal Cuts Will Hurt Families

California State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) says the federal government’s decision to cut Medicaid funding could devastate families who depend on Medi-Cal for essential health services. In the first episode of her new iHeartRadio podcast, Prescribing a Healthier Future, Weber Pierson connects these potential cuts to broader political shifts she says are undermining equity and public health.

Weber Pierson and featured guest, Democratic strategist Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, discussed how changes to congressional representation and redistricting in other states, such as Texas, could reduce California’s share of federal funds. They argued that those budget changes would have

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