Category: Affordable Care Act

Access, Affordability, Affordable Care Act, Covered California, Federal, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Trump

Over 200 CA Organizations Ask Congress to Protect Health Care Coverage

RE: Protect & Strengthen Health Care Coverage and Access in the 119th Congress Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Thune, Minority Leader Jeffries, and Minority Leader Schumer: We, the undersigned organizations, comprise a diverse coalition of community-based, faith-based, labor, county, and health care organizations across California. Medicaid, Medi-Cal in California, is a lifeline for coverage and […]

Affordable Care Act, Federal, Trump

New Factsheet on California’s Resistance to Trump’s Sabotage of Our Health Care System

Health Access California releases list of actions California has taken to protect consumer’s and our state’s individual market from harmful federal actions But even with this robust framework, much remains at risk if federal funding is cut or otherwise withheld SACRAMENTO, CA – Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, today released […]

Affordable Care Act, Covered California, Federal

Federal Action: What’s at Stake for Health in the Central Valley

Congressional actions over the last several years have helped lower health care prices for consumers in the Central Valley(i) and across the state. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) extended and expanded financial help for health care premiums for those enrolled in Covered California. This assistance was originally passed in the American Rescue Plan, the federal […]

Affordable Care Act, Care4AllCA, Covered California, Federal

Federal Action: What’s at Stake for Health in Riverside County

Congressional actions over the last several years have helped lower health care prices for consumers in Riverside County and across the state. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) extended and expanded financial help for health care premiums for those enrolled in Covered California. This assistance was originally passed in the American Rescue Plan, the federal response […]

Affordability, Affordable Care Act, Covered California, Federal

Covered California 2025 Rate Announcement

Regardless of the 7.9% average premium increase for 2025 plans announced today by Covered California, the Inflation Reduction Act caps premiums at 8.5% of income, and even less for lower incomes. The Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) along with state investments, have continued to significantly reduce costs for nearly all 1.7 million Covered California […]

Affordable Care Act, Appreciation, COVID-19, Federal, Health Reform, Prescription Drugs

Statement from Health Access on President Biden Not Seeking Re-Election

SACRAMENTO, CA – Health Access California, the statewide health care advocacy coalition, issued the following statement on the announcement today that president Joe Biden will not seek re-election. “Millions of Californians have health care coverage thanks to the leadership of Joe Biden both as President and serving as Vice President with President Obama. President Biden led our […]