GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan By Bernard J. Wolfson January 15, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/la-care-ceo-martha-santana-chin-interview-gop-cuts-medicaid/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xLU3PsYGHqM3XNjsaDA8KlaXqLCux93EQ1PjtAdHc1NvoZs7K2U9VFQUUm0PjUtSb92JUy4yZR8FqbeBbg3jvdRi6Fw&_hsmi=398943376&utm_content=398943376&utm_source=hs_email Martha Santana-Chin, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, last year took the helm of L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. She warns that looming federal cuts will push up to 650,000 people off L.A. Care’s Medicaid rolls by the end of 2028.