Food, fluoride and funding: How a new Trump term might affect health in California

"Every action they take will likely provoke a lawsuit," said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "California was a leader in the legal opposition to the first Trump administration, and I would expect that to be the case again this time."

Already, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has vowed to take the incoming president to court if his administration tries to stymie the state's progressive agenda.

"I think everything is on the table," said Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Policy analysts expect cuts to Medicaid.

For example, if Kennedy makes changes to the Food and Drug Administration that weakens its ability to ensure foods and medicines are safe, "there's not a whole lot California will be able to do to stop that."

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