AB 1415 Increases Accountability on Private Equity Health Care Deals SACRAMENTO, CA – Health consumer advocates today applauded the passage of Assembly Bill 1415 (Bonta) out of the State Senate, which increases transparency of private equity health care deals. California’s landmark Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) plays a key role in reviewing increasingly complex […]
Key Health Care Bill to Bring Transparency Over Health Care Mergers That Drive Higher Prices Passes the Senate
Covered California 2026 Rates Released
Updated August 21, 2025 to reflect new estimates from Covered California Covered California enrollees may see their rates increase in 2026 by an average of 10.3%, the largest increase since 2018. However, that number does not reflect the impact on consumers: 1.7 million enrollees in California could see an additional average net premium increase of 97%, […]
The State of Health Care Coverage
H.R. 1 and State Budget Impacts With the passage of H.R. 1 in Congress and California’s 2025-2026 state budget, many California consumers will lose their health insurance and see their costs rise over the next several years. The severe cuts to care in the federal bill combined with the cuts to Medi-Cal in the state […]
Statement from the #Health4all Coalition on Trump Administration Agreement to Share Private Medicaid Data with Ice
SACRAMENTO, CA – Leaders of California’s #Health4All coalition respond to reports that the Trump administration has reached an agreement to hand over the private personal medical data of Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) recipients, including addresses, to ICE. The Associated Press today reported that “Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal […]
Now that Trump & Republicans in Congress Have Passed into Law Deep Health Care Cuts, Californians Express Outrage at the Lives Put at Risk
“The preventable death of millions will be impossible to ignore.” California Republicans Chose Tax Breaks for Big Corporations Over Health Care for People Fighting Cancer, Seniors in Nursing Homes, Children, Seniors, Home Care Workers, People with Disabilities, Veterans, and Reproductive Care SACRAMENTO, CA—California Republicans cast deciding votes to pass a budget bill containing the biggest […]
Final California Budget Continues to Take California Backward on Health Equity
SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the steering committee of the Health4All Coalition, which leads in the efforts to remove barriers to health care coverage for ALL Californians based on immigration status, issued the below statements following the announcement that leaders of the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have reached an agreement on the […]
California Budget Vote Takes California Backward on Health Equity
SACRAMENTO, CA – The co-chairs of the Health4All Coalition, which leads in the efforts to remove barriers to health care coverage for ALL Californians based on immigration status, issued the below statements today following the State Legislature’s vote to pass a budget that includes cuts to Medi-Cal only for immigrants – both those who are […]
AB 1312 (Schiavo) Patient Debt Prevention Act
Requiring hospitals to prescreen patients for financial assistance and automatically reduce medical bills, rather than saddling them with debt they can’t pay. California Can Protect Patients Health Care Costs Are Too Expensive! The high cost of health care makes it hard for Californians to get care when they need it the most. Over 50% of […]
Health Advocates Respond to State Legislative Budget Agreement that Rejects Some Health Care Cuts but Doubles Down on Others
Health care advocates support efforts by the State Legislature that reject the reinstatement of the asset test on our seniors, continue funding for important LGBTQ+ public health grants, and augment state dollars to help with health care affordability for Covered California enrollees However, the Legislature keeps intact the Governor’s framework that continues to balance the […]
Statement from #Health4All Coalition on Legislative Budget Agreement
Progress to Eliminate Exclusions Based on Immigration Status Must Not be Undone Sacramento, CA – The steering committee member organizations of the #Health4All coalition released the following statements in response to the CA Legislature’s announcement of a joint budget deal that keeps intact the Governor’s framework that continues to balance the budget on the back […]
Health Advocates Respond: Overnight, GOP Members of Congress Vote to Rip Health Care Away from Millions of Californians
After repeatedly vowing they would not cut health care for their constituents, Reps David Valadao and Young Kim sold out their communities to give tax breaks to their ultra-wealthy friends After the bill only got worse, taking further aim at reproductive health and gender-affirming care, health advocates vow to hold our GOP members of congress […]
Federal Impacts: Medicaid Renewals
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) Increasing Transparency over Private Equity Deals in Healthcare
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 […]
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