Los Angeles Sentinel

By Charlene Muhammad

Experts and health care providers briefed ethnic media about the future of healthcare in California as the debate about the Trump Administration’s repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act continues.

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Mayra Alvarez, president, The Children’s Partnership, which works to improve the lives of underprivileged children, noted that together, Medicaid, California’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the ACA cover over 5.7 million children in California – more than half across the state. That number includes a disproportionate number of children of color, with roughly three out of four children enrolled in Medical, Alvarez informed. “Today, the rate of children covered in California is at a historic all-time high of 97 percent; reflecting the fact that these programs – Medicaid, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act – are working for kids and families, because to the 97 percent of kids with coverage, it matters,” Alvarez stated.

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