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WATCH NOW: Updates on HR 1 Impacts on Medi-Cal, CalFresh and California's Rural Health Transformation Program

CalHHS Connect: How Federal Policy Changes are Impacting a Healthy California for ALL

Updates on HR 1 Impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh

Last year, the Republican majority in Congress and President Trump enacted H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or OBBBA). CalHHS leadership provide an update on the latest efforts to address the bill’s impacts on safety-net programs in California and highlight recent guidance. Separately, CalHHS leadership provide a briefing on California’s Rural Health Transformation Program, including recent updates and implementation efforts.

View the Updates on HR 1 Impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh presentation.

CalHHS leaders discuss how these changes will impact Californians:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 03:47 CMS Interim Final Rule: Impact on Medi-Cal Work and Community Engagement Requirements
  • 17:52 CalFresh Updates
  • 30:02 Closing

Updates on California’s Rural Health Transformation Program

California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) update on 2026 grant opportunities:

View the Update on California’s Rural Health Transformation Program presentation.

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