Rep. Jim Costa hosts town hall ahead of House vote on Medicaid

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A important ballot successful the House could find healthcare sum for much than a cardinal radical successful Central California.

Tuesday afternoon, Congressman Jim Costa reassured thousands of his constituents that Medicaid matters arsenic rumors swirl implicit the Trump Administration perchance gutting the program.

"Medicaid does matter. It's America's information nett for healthcare," said Costa.

That was the connection to the 8,000 callers who participated successful Tuesday's telephone municipality hallway lawsuit hosted by Costa's office.

Costa spoke with constituents from Exeter to Farmersville to Fresno, each expressing akin concerns should House Republicans ballot for projected cuts to Medicaid.

"That's my worry. This volition simply beryllium the archetypal measurement successful the full obliteration of healthcare successful this country," said Jill, a Fresno resident.

"I americium a Medi-Cal recipient. My lad is disabled. He is also, and past I person 3 grandchildren and I'm kinda scared," added Connie from Fresno.

Others spot it differently.

"I americium a Trump supporter. I whitethorn not hold with each of his policies, but I bash hold with going done each of the systems and seeing if there's fraud oregon overpayments oregon things that are not being fiscally responsible," said Rachelle Hardy from Fresno.

Clovis Resident Jackie Wilkins has a elemental doctrine erstwhile it comes to Medicaid.

"Anyone who needs Medicaid, person it. End of story," said Wilkins.

According to MAC-Stats: Medicaid and CHIP Data Book, successful 2023, implicit $130 cardinal was spent connected Medicaid successful California.

In Costa's district, which includes parts of Fresno and Tulare counties, much than 456,000 radical trust connected those benefits.

"That is much radical than the full authorities of West Virginia," said Costa.

Hardy says she doesn't deliberation the programme should beryllium eliminated.

"I deliberation determination are those radical who truly bash trust connected that, particularly for the healthcare and immoderate things that they need," said Hardy.

"There's thing being offered arsenic an alternative, and that's, I think, the saddest portion of this conversation," Costa added.

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