FILE: Sara Hayden of Half Moon Bay displays some of the prescription medications she takes to keep her rheumatoid arthritis in check on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The drugs, which cost thousands of dollars per month, are covered under Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid, which provides health insurance to those least able to afford it. Patients like Hayden could soon feel the effects of newly imposed Medicaid cuts that also threaten services at 338 mostly rural hospitals nationwide. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with CalMatters to bring relevant nonpartisan news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about CalMatters here.

SACRAMENTO, CA., 7/13/25 – The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to raise some health care insurance premiums and force millions off coverage, reverberating the most in lower-income families and communities that are already struggling.

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Kristen Hwang is a health reporter for CalMatters covering health care access, abortion and reproductive health, workforce issues, drug costs and emerging public health matters. Her series on soaring rates...

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