California recently expanded full scope Medi-Cal insurance coverage to adult undocumented immigrants between the ages of 26 and 49 years old, making the state the first to offer health insurance to undocumented immigrants of all ages. Stanford Medicine physicians and health policy experts discussed the coverage expansion and persisting obstacles to healthcare access for vulnerable communities.

According to SGWU organizers, bargaining on the proposals will likely begin in mid-June and a future strike is “within the realm of possibility,” if negotiations are ineffective.