Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, urged Californians to comply with the efforts to minimize mixing and movement, to prevent hospitalizations and deaths from the COVID-19 virus, and maintain capacity and access to our health system.
Governor Gavin Newsom Signs SB 855, Key Bill Addressing Mental Health Care
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 855 (Wiener) which will require health plans to cover the full range of mental health and substance use disorder treatments.
California Assembly Health Committee to Hear SB 852, Bill Addressing Prescription Drug Costs
Today, the California Assembly Health Committee will have a committee hearing at 10:30 am to hear SB 852 (Pan) which will allow the state to potentially contract to manufacture generic drugs, lowering costs and increasing access for consumers.
Health and Community Groups Condemn Trump HHS Rule to Allow Discrimination by Health Providers
Health and community advocates condemned the Trump Administration new rule today to undermine the enforcement of the civil rights provision (Section 1557) of the Affordable Care Act, designed to protect patients from discrimination in health care.
CA Legislature Aggress to Reject Severe Health Care Cuts in Governor’s Budget
Today, leaders of the California State Legislature announced a joint agreement on the state budget, which would largely reject severe cuts to health care and other vital services that were proposed in Governor Newsom’s May Revise.
Covered California Enrollments Surge During COVID-19 Pandemic
New enrollment numbers released today by Covered California show that sign-ups during the new special enrollment period set up during the COVID-19 pandemic have surged. Nearly 60,000 Californians have enrolled in the state’s health exchange between March 20 and April 10.
Initial Estimates Find Hundreds of Thousands of Californians Have Already Lost On-The-Job Coverage with Projections Into the Millions
Initial estimates this week by the Economic Policy Institute suggest hundreds of thousands of Californians have already lost their employer-based coverage in the last few weeks, and projections by Health Management Associates suggest the number might reach into the millions as the pandemic continues.
According to the New Poll, Increasing Number of Californians Struggle to Pay for Health Care and Over Half Have Delayed Due to Cost
Today the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) released a new poll showing that Californians are increasingly worried about the rising cost of health care, and want the state to take action.
New California Budget Takes Key Step to Expand Access and Increase Affordability in Health Care
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom officially unveiled his 2020-2021 State Budget, which includes major new investments in access to health coverage and to lower health care costs. The 2020-2021 $222 billion state budget ($153 billion general fund), includes first-in-the-nation investments towards universal coverage and cost containment. The budget also includes ambitious efforts to prevent inflated […]
New California Budget Takes Key Steps to Expand Access and Increase Affordability in Health Care
California Governor Gavin Newsom today officially unveiled his 2020-2021 $222 billion state budget ($153 billion general fund), which includes first-in-the-nation investments towards universal coverage and cost containment.