"It was a busy day in Sacramento as lawmakers looked to deal with all the confusion surrounding vaccines. The chaos has people wondering if they're covered and are they even eligible. And there's drastic potential changes to Medi-Cal because of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." It was a last-minute move by California lawmakers Saturday to secure access to vaccines as cold and flu season closes in."
"In one of their final votes of the session, lawmakers passed a bill aimed at protecting the state's vaccine regulations from federal interference. "It allows the California Department of Public Health to have flexibility -- in terms of promoting -- what science says should be done, as well as protect clinicians from any liability that may come up as a result of using vaccines," Ching-Hong said."
"When it kicks in, it's expected to impact millions of people who rely on Medi-Cal. MORE: California, Washington and Oregon governors form health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration "That is a situation that has me worried, that people who want to be covered, won't be able to, whether it's an insurance issue or information that's not correct, so they decide not to get it," said Dr. Yasuko Fukuda with Presidio Pediatrics of San Francisco. "You get more and more people not getting covered and th"
Lawmakers in Sacramento passed a last-minute bill to secure access to vaccines as cold and flu season approaches. The bill protects state vaccine regulations from federal interference and gives the California Department of Public Health flexibility to promote science-based practices while shielding clinicians from liability arising from vaccine use. Health officials expressed concern over federal rhetoric falsely linking vaccines to autism and over a proposed federal spending and policy bill that could change Medi-Cal eligibility. Pediatricians warned that misinformation or insurance disruptions could deter people from seeking coverage and increase the uninsured population.
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