Trump’s Health Care Plans

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

PROGRAM #10596 12:00 PM PT 

Trump’s Health Care Plans. 

Donald Trump campaigned pledging to cut national public health programs, impose new barriers to the social safety net and to abortion and other reproductive health services. He just named RFK Jr, an anti-vaccine activist, to lead Health Services. What federal health policies can we expect for the next four years? Less consumer protections under ACA? Work requirements for Medicaid? What impact can we expect on health care plans for the undocumented in California?

Guest: Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Vice President for Health Justice, National Partnership for Women & Families, Washington, DC.

Voters Mood and Choices. While California is not a battleground state, California voters turned out in “tremendous numbers,” according to preliminary data by state election officials. In other news, Latino pollsters question the evidence that supports the prevailing narrative that Latino voters, particularly men, shifted to the right and a majority voted for Trump on Nov 5. These and other news are reported and discussed in this post-election edition.

Guest: Ruben Tapia, News Reporter/Producer, Los Angeles, CA.

Trump’s Team. Donald Trump is filling up his cabinet positions with highly controversial figures and, to avoid objections in the Senate, he is planning to bypass the confirmation process altogether by agreeing to “recess appointments.” Who are Trump’s picks so far? What can we expect from the new team in the second Trump administration?

Guest: José López Zamorano, Analyst and News Reporter, Línea Abierta, Washington, DC.

Photo: The Trump White House Archived/Facebook

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