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First 5 Association of California Calls for Expansion of Early Childhood Home and Community Based Services Through Medi-Cal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Courtney ArmstrongFirst 5 Association of CaliforniaCourtney@first5association.org(510) 323-9320 SACRAMENTO—First 5 Association of California proposes expanding early childhood home and community-based services through Medi-Cal with two new briefs highlighting their role in improving maternal and early childhood health. The expansion

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First 5 Association of California Calls on Congress to Reject Alarming Health Care Cuts That Will Hurt Young Children and Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Courtney ArmstrongCourtney@first5association.org SACRAMENTO, CA (February 27, 2025)—The First 5 Association of California—which represents First 5 Commissions across the state’s 58 counties—issued the following statement regarding the House Republican budget plan that could eliminate vital health care benefits

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