Author: Kit Bear

Budget, Federal, Trump

Now that Trump & Republicans in Congress Have Passed into Law Deep Health Care Cuts, Californians Express Outrage at the Lives Put at Risk

“The preventable death of millions will be impossible to ignore.” California Republicans Chose Tax Breaks for Big Corporations Over Health Care for People Fighting Cancer, Seniors in Nursing Homes, Children, Seniors, Home Care Workers, People with Disabilities, Veterans, and Reproductive Care SACRAMENTO, CA—California Republicans cast deciding votes to pass a budget bill containing the biggest […]

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Final California Budget Continues to Take California Backward on Health Equity

SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the steering committee of the Health4All Coalition, which leads in the efforts to remove barriers to health care coverage for ALL Californians based on immigration status, issued the below statements following the announcement that leaders of the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have reached an agreement on the […]

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AB 1312 (Schiavo) Patient Debt Prevention Act

Requiring hospitals to prescreen patients for financial assistance and automatically reduce medical bills, rather than saddling them with debt they can’t pay. California Can Protect Patients Health Care Costs Are Too Expensive! The high cost of health care makes it hard for Californians to get care when they need it the most. Over 50% of […]

Budget, Gov. Newsom, Health4All, LGBT, Medi-Cal, Undocumented

Health Advocates Respond to State Legislative Budget Agreement that Rejects Some Health Care Cuts but Doubles Down on Others

Health care advocates support efforts by the State Legislature that reject the reinstatement of the asset test on our seniors, continue funding for important LGBTQ+ public health grants, and augment state dollars to help with health care affordability for Covered California enrollees However, the Legislature keeps intact the Governor’s framework that continues to balance the […]

Budget, Gov. Newsom, Health4All, Medi-Cal, Undocumented

Statement from #Health4All Coalition on Legislative Budget Agreement

Progress to Eliminate Exclusions Based on Immigration Status Must Not be Undone Sacramento, CA – The steering committee member organizations of the #Health4All coalition released the following statements in response to the CA Legislature’s announcement of a joint budget deal that keeps intact the Governor’s framework that continues to balance the budget on the back […]

Budget, Federal

Health Advocates Respond: Overnight, GOP Members of Congress Vote to Rip Health Care Away from Millions of Californians

After repeatedly vowing they would not cut health care for their constituents, Reps David Valadao and Young Kim sold out their communities to give tax breaks to their ultra-wealthy friends After the bill only got worse, taking further aim at reproductive health and gender-affirming care, health advocates vow to hold our GOP members of congress […]

Federal, Medi-Cal, Research, Trump

Federal Impacts: Medicaid Renewals

More frequent Medicaid eligibility requirements will terminate health coverage for millions of eligible children and families. Congress is rushing to target Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to fund tax cuts for Elon Musk and other wealthy CEOs. One way they plan to pay for these cuts is by requiring […]

Budget, Gov. Newsom

Health Advocates Slam Proposed Cuts to Health Care in May Revised Budget

SACRAMENTO, CA – Following the devastating rollbacks to health care for Californians already announced this morning, Governor Newsom’s full budget proposal included even more bad news for Californians and their health care. Health advocates expressed outrage at the full 2025-2026 state budget plan unveiled today by Governor Gavin Newsom, which would cut key programs and […]

Budget, Health4All

Health and Immigrant Rights Advocates Say “Hell No” to Budget Cuts Proposed by Governor Newsom

Governor Newsom’s budget is a huge blow to the state’s efforts towards universal health care coverage – a goal that Governor Newsom once lauded Advocates call on state legislators to reject proposed budget cuts SACRAMENTO, CA — Health and immigrant rights advocates, and leaders in the movement towards #Health4All Californians, regardless of immigration status, released […]