Straws in the Wind - Part 27

From the San Diego Union-Tribune: Citing rising inflation and the uncertainty of federal funding, UC San Diego Health eliminated approximately 230 positions Monday, notifying its 14,000 employees of the layoffs in the late afternoon... The action came amid a nationwide wave of retrenchment in health care that, as some industry medical sources have documented, started in January, growing as the budget debate in Washington, D.C., focused on cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and benefits granted by the Affordable Care Act. 

And those costs have inflated quickly, with vital workers who fought through the COVID-19 pandemic demanding better compensation, especially in California, where housing costs make it difficult for young and well-paid workers in the health sector to buy their first house. Patricia Maysent, UC San Diego Health’s chief executive officer, said in an all-hands memo to staff Monday that the university health system’s financial picture demanded action...

Full story at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/23/layoffs-hit-uc-san-diego-health-other-systems-may-follow/.