We don't have to wonder how the Medi-Cal asset limit will affect Californians: we’ve seen its devastating effects in our communities for decades. The $2,000 asset limit—set in 1989, when $2,000 went much farther—forced older adults and people with disabilities to face an impossible choice: live in extreme poverty or lose Medi-Cal coverage. (fb)

Medicaid covers more than annual checkups and ER visits—it is the backbone of the long-term care system in the U.S. Without it, millions of seniors and people with disabilities will lose the in-home services and nursing care they need to survive. (fb)