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If you are a person with a disability in California or their circle of support, we want you to know about these upcoming changes to Medicaid. Experts from Disability Rights California and Cal Voices will delve deeper into how changes made by the federal government to Medicaid will impact California’s mental health services system.  

This event is part 2 of a 3-part series on Medicaid changes. Part 3 will delve into specific changes that will impact people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). 

About the webinar:

This summer, two sets of policies were passed that will cause changes to Medicaid over the next several years. The California state legislature passed changes in the 2025 state budget, and the federal government passed changes in House Resolution 1. Presenters from DRC’s Public Policy and Mental Health Practice Groups, as well as experts from Cal Voices, will share updated analysis of California's mental health system, which has experienced huge changes from Prop 1 and Medicaid funding changes. 

This presentation will include: 

• How Medicaid funds mental health services in California 
• How changes to Medicaid may uniquely impact people with mental health disabilities 
• Analysis of how the Medicaid changes may affect unhoused people 

We will wrap up the webinar by sharing information about how you can get involved in advocating for voluntary, community-based mental health services.  

For more information about DRC’s advocacy on this issue, you can watch our town hall.

Panelists:

Meron Agonafer, Policy Director, CalVoices

Samuel Jain, Senior Policy Attorney, DRC

Leslie Napper, Senior Advocate, DRC

Monica Porter Gilbert, Senior Mental Health Policy Advocate, DRC

Sabrina Epstein, Policy Analyst, DRC