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By Viji Sundarum

Get repeal and replace done, or else! That ultimatum by President Trump to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ordering him to get rid of Obamacare may be mere sabre rattling, but nevertheless the majority of Republicans in the Senate are still bent on upending the health care law despite three failed attempts to do that last month.

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Panelist Mayra Alvarez, president of The Children’s Partnership, warned that if the proposed budget were passed, cuts to the health care program would impact millions of poor and working class families and their kids.

Medi-Cal and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) together cover more than 5.7 million children in California. CHIP, a 20-year-old program, covers children whose families are low-income but not poor enough to qualify for Medi-Cal. Unless its funding is reauthorized by the federal government, it will expire Sept. 30.

“Medi-Cal and CHIP are lifelines for families who cannot afford insurance on their own,” Alvarez said, noting that children of color are disproportionately represented in the programs.

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