Governor Newsom’s May budget revision is a direct attack on the health care of immigrant communities, seniors, and low-income Californians. At a time when our neighbors need care the most, this proposal rips it away — freezing Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented adults, adding new costs in the form of $100 monthly premiums, and stripping away critical benefits.
These cuts aren’t just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are life-altering for the Californians who rely on Medi-Cal every day — caregivers, workers, seniors, people with disabilities, and loved ones.
We are standing up and fighting back. Make a call today to say: Don’t cut Medi-Cal. Don’t take care away from our communities.
Targets
- Speaker of the State Assembly, Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
- Senate President Pro Tempore, Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002
- Governor’s Office, Gavin Newsom: (916) 445-2841
- Chair of Assembly Budget Committee, Jesse Gabriel: (916) 319-2046
- Chair of Senate Budget Committee, Scott Wiener: (916) 651-4011
- Chair of Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health, Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson: (916) 651-4039
- Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health, Dawn Addis: (916) 319-2030
Call Script
“Hello, I am [NAME] and I am calling to ask that state budget leaders oppose the dangerous and short-sighted cuts to Medi-Cal proposed in Governor Newsom’s budget. Our health system is stronger when all income-eligible Californians can access the care they need, regardless of immigration status. [Share why Health4All Medi-Cal is important to you and your community] Can we count on you to reject these cuts?”
About #Health4All
Health Access is proud to have co-chaired, along with the California Immigrant Policy Center, the campaign towards #Health4All for the last 10 years. This campaign is an ongoing effort to remove exclusions to health coverage and ensure all Californians can access care regardless of their immigration status, advanced by more than 150 organizations that make up the #Health4All coalition, and the many voices of impacted community members.
Many undocumented Californians are excluded from health care coverage and are dying from treatable conditions. These vulnerable community members are suffering due to lack of health care, simply because of where they were born.
California has led the way by removing immigration exclusions to Medi-Cal, the state’s public health insurance program that provides coverage for low-income individuals and families who are income-eligible. These investments are necessary to get California to universal health coverage.
History
The Health4All Campaign began in 2013 when immigrant rights activists, health care advocates, and community members came together to call for expanding health care to all Californians, regardless of immigration status. Since then, the campaign has been able to remove unjust barriers to Medi-Cal eligibility and has fought to include over 1 million Californians into the program.
Campaign Milestones: Medi-Cal Access
2016
Health4All Kids: Ages 0-17
Estimated enrollment: 126,000
Updated May 2025
2020
Health4All Young Adults: Ages 18-25
Estimated enrollment: 96,000
Updated May 2025
2022
Health4All Older Adults: Ages 50+
Estimated enrollment: 235,000
Updated May 2025
2022
Passed: Health4All: Ages 26-49
Estimated enrollment: 700,000
Updated May 2025
2024
Removal of all barriers to Medi-Cal based on immigration status
Updated May 2025
In development
AB 4 (Arambula) would open up Covered California to all, regardless of immigration status, for those who make over the Medi-Cal threshold
For more information about the Health4All campaign and how to get involved, contact Ana Lie Álvarez, Campaign Organizer.