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OAKLAND, Calif. – Blue Shield of California today launched a public campaign asking Californians to speak up and make their voices heard by telling the state to undo its failed process for choosing health plans to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The state’s preliminary decision intends to award contracts to national, for-profit companies that are beholden to Wall Street and lack engagement with local communities. The decision puts access to quality care at risk for the millions of Californians who depend on Medi-Cal. Blue Shield of California has appealed the state’s decision , which did not include any California-based nonprofit health plans. The state also failed to provide meaningful opportunities for the voices of the state’s Medi-Cal beneficiaries, physicians, and organizations that serve local communities to be heard in the process. The public campaign includes statewide digital advertising that underscores the consequences for Medi-Cal beneficiaries if the decision is not rever