Protests erupt as budget cuts to Medi-Cal will hit hard

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Rallies held in the Central Valley this summer urged Congress to stop cuts to Medi-Cal that threaten health care access for many Valley residents. Budget cuts could hurt hospitals as well as patients. Central Valley Matters’ organizations are on the ground, showing up and telling their stories. 

“It got to the point where he was dying on us” – Lupe Martinez, whose son grew sicker from an illness because he couldn’t get Medi-Cal or other health insurance.

Watch the 5-minute video of Lupe Martinez, Central Valley activist and founding member of Delano Guardians, telling people at a rally how his son’s life-saving medical treatment lapsed when he couldn’t get Medi-Cal. He was saved when a team at Kern County Hospital got him emergency Medi-Cal coverage.

Watch this short 5-minute video of Dolores Huerta, who continues to be an outspoken supporter of immigrant rights.