Medical Services
U.S. cuts to medical services are cruel, devastating, and deadly.
Please also see the letter from the California Medical Association (CMA) under our "Actions" section for more information on the proposed cuts to Medicaid.
Kimberly Gandy, MD, PhD
Kimberly Gandy, MD, PhD, entrepreneur, stem cell biologist, and former congenital cardiac surgeon, spoke on June 9th and said this is a RED ALERT moment for our nation and that we must all stand up, stand together and take action now. In the SF Bay Area, she organizes with Mid-Peninsula Indivisible and encourages people to connect with her on social media and explore ways to engage in the fight.
Anonymous Nurse on Medicaid Cuts
On May 9th, an anonymous nurse warned about how the anticipation of catastrophic cuts to Medicaid has already begun to negatively impact nurses and decrease safety for patients. They then discuss how the proposed cuts would affect our overall healthcare system moving forward and denounce the US government's kindapping and disappearance of human beings.
Bruce Buckingham, MD
Bruce Buckingham MD is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital. He spoke on cuts to California Children's Services, which will impact families' ability to get insurance and treatment for kids with diseases like diabetes. He encouraged us to organize & resist the Trump regime.
Janet Dafoe, MD
Child psychologist Dr. Janet Dafoe explains how cuts to Medicaid will cause more homelessness. Some people with disabilities are unable to work and rely on SSDI and Medicaid for support and to avoid homelessness. If these benefits are cut, Dafoe worries that increased homelessness is inevitable.
Russell Vance, PhD
Russell Vance, PhD is a Professor of Immunology and Pathogenesis in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. He discussed how infectious diseases will surge if the criminally foolish cuts on NIH research funding, NIH staffing, and the CDC are not reversed (Video courtesy of Mother Jones).
Mary Chan, MD
Mary Chan, MD speaks on what the devastation of NIH will mean for doctors' ability to deliver high quality clinical care. She warns that the Medicaid cuts not only will result in horrific sickness and death rates, but also will seriously impact outpatient healthcare and hospital care for 99% of people in the United States.