Despite federal warnings, red and blue states aggressively cull Medicaid rolls

In California, where about half of Medicaid recipients are Hispanic and roughly 30% are Spanish speakers, 53% of those removed from the rolls are Hispanic, according to data from the state’s Department of Health Care Services. Earlier this month, two health care advocacy groups called on the state to ratchet up its outreach efforts.

“Language accessible information and culturally responsive trusted messengers must be prioritized to keep these populations enrolled in life-saving health programs,” said Dr. Seciah Aquino, executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California.