Health Access California is proud to be a part of a new national coalition of health consumer advocates that are taking on skyrocketing hospital costs as a main driver of our growingly unaffordable health system. Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing is about standing up to the big hospitals that have become big business, and fighting […]
Statement on California Distressed Hospital Loan Announcement
SACRAMENTO, CA – Below is a statement from Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, in response to Governor Newsom’s announcement today to loan $300 million to 17 hospitals throughout the state under the Distressed Hospital Loan Program. “These funds are much appreciated to support the hospitals […]
AB 666 (Arambula) Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits: Accountability & Transparency
Maintaining Charity Care
Lower Costs
New Census Data Shows One Million More Americans Uninsured in 2019, Even Before the Pandemic
After years of decline after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the new 2019 Census data released today shows an increased in the uninsured rate nationally and in California, with the rate going up to 9.2%, with one million more Americans uninsured, totalling 29.6 million. California’s uninsured rate also went up in 2019, from 7.2% to 7.7%, creeping up just past 3 million Californians, according to the new Census data.
SB 977, Major Bill to Address Health Care Consolidation and Costs in California, Heads to Final Floor Votes
Today, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed SB 977 which will ensure public oversight of health care systems that seek to merge and/or consolidate. This is especially important now due to the current pandemic and the financial struggles it has brought.
Letter of Proposed Notice of Change in Control and Governance of Huntington Hospital and Cedars-Sinai
SB 977 (Monning) – Is Bigger Better? Consolidation and Anti-Competitive Behavior in Health Care
Judge Denies Delay on Sutter Health Settlement
Yesterday, a judge decided to deny the delay of Sutter Health’s $575 million settlement with California Attorney General Becerra regarding unfair competition in Northern California. Following is statement from Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition.