KFF: California Faces $22B Deficit by FY2028 While Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements — 1.4M Disenrollments Expected

KFF's deep-dive shows California must implement Medicaid work requirements (affecting ~5M expansion enrollees) while managing a projected $3B deficit for FY2027 growing to $22B by FY2028. The state faces $1.4B in General Fund costs from H.R. 1, is cutting FQHC/RHC reimbursement for state-funded UIS services (July 2026), and expects 1.4M disenrollments from work requirement implementation. The $5.1B provider tax revenue loss undercuts a major state financing mechanism.