Coverage: Health Coverage

coverage: After years of pushing forward a progressive agenda, legislative Democrats will be pushing back against conservative policies from President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Congress, according to Metro News. Instead of expanding Medi-Cal health coverage to adult immigrants who can't prove they're legally in the country, Democrats are now concentrating on how to retain health coverage for those who already have it. As California lawmakers return to Sacramento on Wednesday, liberal dreams of expanding safety-net benefits and providing health coverage to immigrants are giving way to a new vision revolving around a feverish push to protect gains racked up in the past. And anti-poverty groups are focused on preventing cuts to food stamp and welfare programs rather than trying to expand them as planned. Last year was a particularly effective one for California liberals. There is so much uncertainty at the federal level, because they're talking about some really drastic policy choices that could have a really negative impact on California, said Scott Graves, research director for the California Budget & Policy Center, a left-leaning research group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.