178. Saving Medicaid, Saving Lives: Inside the Health Equity Movement with Darryn A. Harris

In this urgent and eye-opening episode of The Legal Lens Podcast, host Angela Reddock-Wright sits down with Darryn Harris, Chief Government Affairs and Community Relations at St. John's Community Health, to discuss the growing national threat to Medicaid and why it could devastate healthcare access both with California’s Medi-Cal program, and across the country.

As a longtime advocate for health equity, Darryn shares the story of how his South LA roots and public policy background led him to champion the “Medicaid Matters to Me” campaign through the Health Justice Action Fund. Together, they unpack how potential Presidential and Congressional federal budget decisions, if passed, would result in massive cuts that could close clinics, overwhelm hospitals, and leave millions without care—especially in communities of color.

With proposed cuts of up to $880 billion on the table, this episode explains how we got here, why the crisis is moving so quickly, and how everyday citizens can mobilize to protect their rights to healthcare.

Key Topics Covered:

✅ What’s at stake in the current Presidential and Congressional Medicaid budget battle✅ How proposed federal cuts could devastate healthcare for millions

✅ Why community health clinics are vital to underserved populations

✅ What’s really driving the push for Medicaid rollbacks

✅ How to get involved in the “Medicaid Matters to Me” and Health Justice Action Fund’s

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