A California lawmaker leans into her medical training in fight for health safety net

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Those in the health care profession understand how much time, energy, effort, and money we put into becoming a health care provider, and I'm still fairly early in my career.
50% : Q: On the federal level, there's a lot of conversation happening around Medicaid cuts, reining in the MCO tax, and potentially dropping Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.
49% : With Medicaid cuts on the table in Washington and Medi-Cal running billions of dollars over budget due to rising drug prices and higher-than-anticipated costs to cover immigrants without legal status, Weber Pierson's dual responsibilities - maintaining a balanced budget and delivering compassionate care to the state's poorest residents - could make her instrumental in leading Democrats through this period of uncertainty.
48% : With my particular specialty, it would also be a huge void in the San Diego region for me to step back.
8% : President Donald Trump has said GOP efforts to cut federal spending will not touch Medicaid beyond "waste, fraud, and abuse."

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