Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to protect Californians from the harm caused by Congressional and the Trump Administration’s actions to undermine our health care coverage and consumer protections. Many bills were a priority for the Care4All California campaign of over 50 organizations. Governor Brown was right to sign these bills to shield consumers […]
Covered California Rate Increase Largely Driven by Trump & Congress Sabotage
Yesterday, Covered California, which enrolls 1.4 million Californians in health coverage, announced that rates for the 2019 plan year will increase by an average of 8.7%. At least 40% (or 3.5% of the increase) is caused by the Trump Administration and Congress’ actions that have destabilized our health care system, such as the elimination of […]
No New Help for Californians Accessing and Affording Health Care in Budget Deal
Last Friday, June 8th, the 2018-2019 Budget deal was released and makes no new health care investments, despite two years of discussion about universal coverage in both the Assembly and in the Senate, and a multi-billion dollar surplus. The only thing included in the budget is a commission to discuss a pathway to universal coverage. California’s […]
Comprehensive Care4All California Agenda Advances to Improve Universality and Affordability in our Health System
With crucial votes taken this week, a sweeping package of legislation that would move California closer to universal health care has advanced through the state legislature. The bills that passed their final “first house” hurdles this week, combined with those that passed earlier and proposals moving forward in the state budget, would close a large […]
Senate Budget Subcommittee Approves Key Expansions to Medi-Cal, Setting Up Budget Negotiations on Health Investments
On Thursday, May 17th the California Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health & Human Services voted on a proposal that would expand access to Medi-Cal for low-income seniors, restores important Medi-Cal benefits, and increases funding for preventative services. Most notably, the Senate invested $225 million to cover undocumented adults, age 65 and over, in Medi-Cal. This […]
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Governor Brown Releases May Revision of 2018-19 #CABudget
On Friday May 11th, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed May Revision to the state’s 2018-19 budget, which continues California’s commitment to implement and improve on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but still leaves around 2.8 million without coverage, and more Californians struggling to afford care. The Governor did not include any new health investments […]
California Assembly Prioritizes $1 Billion in New Health Care Investments to Improve Access and Affordability
With the support of many California community and consumer advocates, on May 7th, California Assemblymembers endorsed a plan to expand Medi-Cal coverage and increase affordability assistance to those purchasing health plans through Covered California and the individual insurance market, taking a major step towards bringing the state closer to a more universal and affordable health […]
Over 50 Organizations Launch New Care4All California Campaign
Yesterday, Health Access was proud to be with over 50 organizations to launch the Care4All California campaign, to achieve universality, affordability, and accountability in our health care system. This new health reform campaign builds on the years of progress under California’s implementation and improvement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). California has attained the largest drop of […]
New Academic Reports Detail Steps California Can Take To Advance Health Reform
In the last two weeks, two academic reports have been released that detail a number of policy options that California can take to advance state-level health reform. On March 5, 2018 the UC Berkeley Labor Center released a report that detailed different options for improving affordability and attaining universal health coverage in California. This new report […]