North Bay lawmakers hold town hall discussion on federal health care cuts, hospitals’ dire fiscal outlook

State and federal lawmakers in Santa Rosa painted a dire picture Tuesday of the impacts of federal health care cuts under the Trump administration, including skyrocketing insurance premiums, the loss of health coverage for millions of Californians and the likely closure of rural hospitals and community clinics.

Those cuts include nearly $1 trillion to Medicaid over a decade stemming from Trump’s 2025 tax cut and spending bill, as well as the expiration of more than $32 billion in enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies, state Sen. Mike McGuire said during a town hall meeting at Santa Rosa High School’s auditorium.

“That means 3 million Californians by mid 2027 will be without health care for months, if not years, until this madness is reversed,” McGuire said.

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