Mom to 2 awesome kids, Executive Director at California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) @cpehn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lxo4fnq63222I’ll lace up my walking shoes for this one! https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article311903837.html31 Aug 2025 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxo4fnq63222https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lszrwdkt4k2qCongressman Valadao just told the 9 in 10 kiddos in his district who depend on Medi-Cal that they matter less than his Trump-world souvenir pen.03 Jul 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszrwdkt4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lrvfk5aguk2hGender affirming care is health care and all kids need and deserve health care. #SCOTUS18 Jun 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvfk5aguk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lrre2bv6tk23The Senate version of Medicaid cuts is significantly more damaging than the House version. It ends Medicaid eligibility for refugees, asylees, and other lawful immigrants, cuts funding for emergency medical services for immigrants, requires parents of older children to meet work reqs and more.17 Jun 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrre2bv6tk23https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lrbhvs2s322dThank you @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social for your leadership and for championing the immigrant families and communities that make CA a strong and beautiful state. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbhvs2s322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lrbablwuws2vProfoundly disappointed in #caleg and their budget response. Instead of asking more of corporations exploiting tax loopholes and those paying workers so little they’re forced to rely on our safety net, they’ve put the burden of solving the budget deficit on immigrant families who can least afford it10 Jun 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbablwuws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lqrzjfs2wc2310.9M Americans will lose their access to health care as a result of the Big Ugly Bill, which means California’s uninsured rate will likely jump back to double digits, undoing years of progress and leading to higher health care costs, more sickness, and thousands of preventable deaths. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrzjfs2wc23https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lql2y5ifac2w❤️❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lql2y5ifac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lpq72mkvh22aCalifornians will wake up tomorrow to learn whether Congressman Valadao stood up for his constituents and protected their health care or turned his back on the most vulnerable to enrich greedy CEOs and appease extremists. 👀22 May 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpq72mkvh22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lpnspq6aak2bAfter waiting what felt like eons for the first COVID vax for young children, mine was one of the first to be vaccinated at our local Kaiser. There was a celebration in the waiting room with families who could breathe easier knowing our kids had some protection. This is a devastating step backward. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnspq6aak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lpklbs644c2cNew budget reconciliation language would cut funding to states that provide Medicaid for not only undocumented but also lawful immigrants including children and pregnant women. The cruelty has no limits. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpklbs644c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lp5h27t3zs25$100 premium is just a back door way to terminate access to health care for families. This would be 7.5% of the annual income for a family of 4 living at 100% of the federal poverty level and making $32,500 a year. Massively unaffordable and cruel. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/medi-cal-undocumented-immigrants-newsom-20326112.php14 May 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5h27t3zs25https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lnvurnxgpk25New research from @laurellucia.bsky.social @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social shows that there would be a 20% spike in unemployment in Congressman Valadao’s district if the rushed and dangerous Republican plan to terminate health care for millions moves forward. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/California-Could-Lose-Up-to-217000-Jobs-if-Congress-Cuts-Medicaid.pdf28 Apr 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvurnxgpk25https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lmuzie5lns22I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to partner with my friend and colleague @thewallner.bsky.social in her new role as the permanent ED of @healthaccess.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2025 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuzie5lns22https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lmaem3mp6c27“Women have fought for generations for access to healthcare, for economic stability, for the ability to care for their families without fear. We cannot let that progress be undone. It’s about all of us. And if Congress takes Medicaid away, we will all pay the price.” https://msmagazine.com/2025/04/03/congress-medicaid-cuts-women-healthcare-caregiver-hospital/07 Apr 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaem3mp6c27https://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3llek3reboc2dThis is a massive attack on health care, medical research, science, and equity. Government programs are intended to level the playing field and meet the basic needs of all. Are they imperfect? Yes. Are we are less healthy and less equitable society without strong government infrastructure? Yes. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/hhs-restructuring-doge.html27 Mar 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3llek3reboc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3ljtf2u7m4k2x“The lesson Democrats like Newsom keep ignoring? Voters respect bold leadership, not weak compromises. Voters already see the Democratic Party as feckless, according to polls. Trying to become a less-evil version of the Republican Party will only cement this impression.” https://www.theframelab.org/why-gavin-newsoms-maga-play-is-a-losing-game-for-democrats-2/08 Mar 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtf2u7m4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3ljsis6scx22gUnionize Sesame Street. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsis6scx22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lifdcp3o5c2pMedicaid work requirements DON’T WORK. They just strip care from caregivers, people with disabilities, chronic conditions, & workers with irregular schedules through endless paperwork. It's never been about "encouraging work" — it's about denying care & pushing families into medical debt.17 Feb 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifdcp3o5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3li3zjubs3k2l14 Feb 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3zjubs3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3li357kyvik2nAbsolutely shameful that the health care industry, particularly the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, did nothing to oppose this catastrophic choice. Patients will suffer as a result of their selfish silence. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/12/rfk-jr-confirmation-health-care-0020385113 Feb 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3li357kyvik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lhyoshryg22e“The administration’s war on D.E.I. is of a piece with a broader effort to turn the nation’s civil rights laws upside down, taking weapons forged to fight racial subordination and wielding them, instead, against any effort to ameliorate racial inequality and end invidious racial discrimination.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/opinion/trump-dei-meritocracy-civil-right.html12 Feb 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyoshryg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lhynudozx22eBillionaire backed Republicans have made official their plans: trillions in tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy in exchange for gutting health care for working families.12 Feb 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhynudozx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ksavage1.bsky.social/post/3lhs7t3dhmk2hShuttering the CFPB will have enormous consequences for all, putting our health and financial security at risk while billionaires continue to rip off the American people. CFPB protects our health care by stopping predatory debt collection, protecting seniors from illegal medical bills, and more.10 Feb 2025 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:uj6e6o7jhmxrypdc6edbbeei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhs7t3dhmk2h