Seniors will soon find out about their premiums rising beyond
rates of inflation in 2026. Comprising 11% of the CA population,
4.36 million seniors aged 65+ are among the most vulnerable
members facing these attacks on healthcare.
In CA, while comprising 39.4% of the state’s population (15.6
million), 40% of Latinos are on some kind of Medicaid healthcare.
With Trump’s cuts, that means that soon, over 6 million face
reductions or denial of healthcare.
The same goes for many Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs)
in CA. We comprise roughly 18 percent of CA’s population
(39,663,800 x 0.155=) and 9.3 percent of California’s Medi-Cal
population. That’s 3.69 million APIs that will be impacted by
Medicaid cuts (called “Medi-Cal” in CA).
African Americans in CA number 2.17 million, comprising 5.54%
of the total population. More than 1 million of them will be impacted
by the Medicaid cuts alone.
As of September 2023, approximately 55,000 Medi-Cal members
identified as American Indian and Alaska Native. In addition,
the Project 2025 cuts will further accelerate rural hospital closures,
which is likely to impact persons needing to travel outside of existing reservations for healthcare services.
Read more about the attacks on healthcare by Project 2025 and the Trump Administration:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/how-trump-bill-medicaid-cuts-will-impact-us-health-care.html
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/18/trump-gop-healthcare-cuts-00569743
Join Asians and Pacific Islanders for CalCare or other grassroots organizations that are taking up the fight to win true single-payer reform in CA and nationally!