The US Senate Finance Committee will hold a single hearing today on a radical proposal by Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy.to dramatically cut our nation’s health care system, a proposal that with only one hearing, only 90 seconds of Senate floor debate scheduled, and no Congressional Budget Office analysis of the coverage or […]
Over 100 CA Groups Urge CA Representatives to Denounce Anti-CA Graham-Cassidy
Today, over 100 health, consumer, and patient groups called on our California Congressmembers to denounce the new ACA repeal legislation by Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, which would not just cut California’s budget and health system by tens of billions of dollars and leave over 6.7 million more Californians uninsured, but would […]
Final Votes Tonight on Two Bills to Hold CA Health Consumers Harmless from Trump Sabotage
As of this writing, two important health consumer protection bills helping to blunt federal attacks on the individual market face final votes on the final day of the 2017 California Legislative session. The bills seek to protect California consumers from the actions of the Trump Administration seeking to undermine the success of the Affordable Care […]
California Poised to Set National Policy on Prescription Drug Prices
Earlier this week, SB 17, by Senator Ed Hernandez, passed off the Senate floor on a concurrence vote, putting California only a Governor’s signature away from enacting nationally impactful prescription drug price reform. After receiving overwhelming bipartisan support heading out of the State Assembly, the State Senate also affirmed that addressing drug prices increases is a […]
New Census Data Shows CA Had Largest Drop in the Uninsured Rate in the Nation
New 2016 Census data released this week has made it official: California has had the largest drop in the uninsured rate of all 50 states from 2013 to 2016, going from 6.5 million uninsured to 2.8 million, now down to a 7.3% uninsured rate. The uninsured rate in both the United States and in California […]
Rescinding DACA is a Health Care Catastrophe for California
Immigrants are a critical part of our nation’s history and society, and our health system is stronger when everyone is included.
Challenges and Opportunities with Congress Back in Session
Congress is back in session today. The good news is that there are bipartisan hearings scheduled, with testimony from a group of bipartisan Governors who last week released a series of recommendations for improving the ACA, including funding the cost-sharing reductions, reinsurance, fixing the family glitch, aggressive outreach and enrollment, and more. The bad news […]
Momentum Builds for Bills Tackling the Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs
SB 17 part of a package of bills targeting high prescription drug prices up for final floor votes this month
CA’s Will & Wherewithal to Withstand Another Trump Attempts to Sabotage the ACA
Today, President Trump’s HHS Department announced that it will dramatically cut Affordable Care Act outreach and marketing efforts by 90% for 2018. The federal government plans to reduce advertising spending from $100 million to just $10 million, and reduce funding for navigator and enrollment assisters from $63 million to $36 million. President Trump is […]