Type: Factsheets

Covered California, Federal, Trump

Federal Impacts: What’s at Risk for CA’s Statewide Safety Net (Data by Congressional District)

In 2025, Congressional Republicans are expected to focus their legislative efforts on extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, giving more and bigger handouts to billionaires and corporations. To pay for these tax cuts, Congress has discussed major cuts or rollbacks to federal programs, including Medicare, Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) and Affordable Care Act marketplaces like […]

Covered California, Federal, Medi-Cal

Federal Reconciliation: What’s at Risk for Medi-Cal and Covered CA

Congressional Republican efforts in early 2025 are expected to focus on extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, giving more and bigger handouts to billionaires and corporations. To pay for these tax cuts, Congress has proposed major cuts to federal programs, including Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) and Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces like Covered California. Republicans […]

Consumer Protection, Legislation, Network Adequacy

AB 280 (Aguiar-Curry) Ensuring Accurate Health Plan Provider Directories

Background Every health plan in California is required to maintain an updated list of in-network health care providers for their enrollees. These directories list providers such as doctors, mental health professionals, hospitals, labs, imaging centers, and more that are in the health plan’s network. When consumers go to search for a new doctor or mental […]

Covered California, Federal

Federal Action: What’s at Stake for Californians by Region

From the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), federal action has fundamentally changed our health care system, expanding coverage and lowering costs for millions of Californians. But each region of our large state is impacted differently. Health Access has new reports that focus in on the health care impacts of these […]

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 […]

Federal

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

Congressional actions over the last several years have helped lower health care prices for consumers in Orange 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 […]

Covered California, Federal

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

Congressional actions over the last several years have helped lower health care prices for consumers in Los Angeles 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 […]