Nationwide, President Donald Trump’s recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” means trillions of dollars in tax cuts and the clawing back of funding for Medicaid and food support programs for lower-income people. In parts of the East Bay, the cuts could mean an increase in uncompensated care and millions of dollars reduced annually to at least one county’s health system.
The Contra Costa County system, which includes Contra Costa Health and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, will see annual cuts of between $121 million and $129 million, according to U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, who represents parts of the county.
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