Akilah Weber Pierson, MD
@aweberpierson
Data shows 888,000 San Diego County residents rely on Medi-Cal for healthcare. The proposed $863B cuts over 10 years would ruin our community's health safety net. As your physician-advocate, I'm fighting to protect essential healthcare access. Watch more: youtu.be/FdQV15yw2Ko?si=EpgEB2mxsh8fLMd7
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