More frequent Medicaid eligibility requirements will terminate health coverage for millions of eligible children and families. Congress is rushing to target Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to fund tax cuts for Elon Musk and other wealthy CEOs. One way they plan to pay for these cuts is by requiring […]
Health Advocates Slam Proposed Cuts to Health Care in May Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO, CA – Following the devastating rollbacks to health care for Californians already announced this morning, Governor Newsom’s full budget proposal included even more bad news for Californians and their health care. Health advocates expressed outrage at the full 2025-2026 state budget plan unveiled today by Governor Gavin Newsom, which would cut key programs and […]
Health and Immigrant Rights Advocates Say “Hell No” to Budget Cuts Proposed by Governor Newsom
Governor Newsom’s budget is a huge blow to the state’s efforts towards universal health care coverage – a goal that Governor Newsom once lauded Advocates call on state legislators to reject proposed budget cuts SACRAMENTO, CA — Health and immigrant rights advocates, and leaders in the movement towards #Health4All Californians, regardless of immigration status, released […]
Federal Impacts: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements
Congress is rushing to target Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to fund tax cuts for Elon Musk and other wealthy CEOs. This is wildly unpopular across the political spectrum because Americans know that any cut to Medicaid harms all of us. Strong majorities of both Trump voters (61%) and […]
Federal Impacts: Medicaid per Capita Spending Limits
Congress is rushing to target Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to fund tax cuts for Elon Musk and other wealthy CEOs. This is wildly unpopular across the political spectrum. Strong majorities of both Trump voters (61%) and swing voters (72%) have very positive views of Medicaid. As a result, […]
As Congress Attempts to Rollback Health Care Protections, California Legislators and Advocates Highlight Package of Bills to Advance State Health Reforms
The thirteen proposals in the Care4All California 2025 package will protect the progress CA has made, while also moving the state closer to a more universal, accessible, and equitable health system, without the need for federal interventions or approvals SACRAMENTO, CA – California health care advocates and legislative champions announce a set of important health […]
Health Access Announces New Executive Director Amanda McAllister-Wallner
Amanda McAllister-Wallner officially takes the helm as Health Access California’s sixth Executive Director, and first new leader in 23 years In McAllister-Wallner’s nearly nine years at Health Access, she has served in key leadership roles including Interim Executive Director since last year, Deputy Director from 2021-2024, and Director of the CA LGBTQ+ HHS Network from […]
AB 1415 (Bonta) Reining in Rising Health Care Costs
Background Health care costs for consumers are rising faster than inflation, taking up bigger and bigger chunks of consumers’ incomes. Californians are facing a health care affordability crisis, and that’s why the Legislature and Governor created the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) in 2022. The Legislature and Governor established OHCA with the triple aim […]
Budget Proposal: Reinstate Covered California State Premium Subsidy Program to Reduce the Impact of Potential Federal Cuts
Summary Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2021, enhanced federal premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, like Covered California, have significantly lowered costs for enrollees. This additional federal premium help will expire at the end of 2025 unless the Trump administration and Congress choose to extend them or make them […]
2025–26 State Health Policy Priorities
Learn more about the critical bills we’re working on this year in California to improve our health system California has made incredible progress in expanding health care access and we’re proud that we have a more robust health care system than ever before. While we fight to protect this progress at the federal level, we […]