Trump orders mean uncertainty for San Joaquin Valley’s ‘safety net’ of health clinics

HUNDREDS OF HEALTH CLINICS throughout the San Joaquin Valley that receive federal funds to provide care for low-income people are confronting multiple concerns as a result of potential cuts to Medicaid, patient fears over immigration crackdowns, and the effects of executive orders from the Trump administration.

For example, a week after President Trump took office in January, the administration threw nonprofits and other providers into turmoil with a federal freeze on grants, loans and other money that had already been awarded. Then the White House rescinded the order a day later after a federal judge blocked it.