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In the wake of significant anticipated Medicaid funding cuts exceeding $900 billion due to the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stakeholders in California are mobilizing to explore tax increases, such as a proposed half-cent sales tax in Los Angeles County, to sustain safety-net clinics vital for underserved populations. Meanwhile, Medicaid insurers express an unexpected optimism regarding future payment models and operational resilience despite these looming challenges, signaling a need for agile adaptations within ACOs and value-based care initiatives to mitigate impacts on care delivery and population health management. These developments underscore the urgent need for strategic responses from CMS and HHS to support vulnerable populations facing potential service disruptions as health providers push for tax measures amid fiscal uncertainty.
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