Provider Enrollment Information Available on Vaccines for Children Program
What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released provider enrollment information on the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program.
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Psychiatric Hospital Staffing Ratios Closing Beds Across CA, CHA News Release Warns
What’s happening: On Tuesday, CHA issued a news release describing how new staffing ratios for acute care psychiatric hospitals are forcing bed closures and driving youth and adults in mental health crisis into overcrowded emergency departments.
CHA-Sponsored Ballot Initiative Advances to November
Late last week, the CHA-sponsored initiative to give health care workers a voice in how their hard-earned dues money is spent on political campaigns qualified for the November 2026 ballot.
CHA Formally Opposes Billionaire Tax Act
What’s happening: Earlier today, CHA issued a news release aligning with a broad coalition of health care organizations, unions, and everyday Californians in opposition to a ballot measure that would impose a tax on the state’s wealthiest residents.
Applications Open for HCAI Behavioral Health Workforce Funding
What’s happening: Hospitals should consider applying for a new, multi-year $196 million behavioral health workforce recruitment and retention program recently launched by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).
HCAI to Host Webinar on Planning for Disasters
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will host a webinar on July 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (PT) that is focused on hospitals’ planning and preparing for disasters.
In High-Stakes Primaries, 100% of CHPAC-Endorsed Candidates Advance
What’s happening: Tuesday marked California’s primary election, setting the stage for critical runoffs in November — perhaps the most important of which will be the showdown between Xavier Becerra (D) and Steve Hilton (R) to be California’s next governor.
California is Killing Its Golden Goose
The Wall Street Journal’s recent piece examining job growth nationally and in California (“Forget Tech and Hollywood. California Is Powered by Healthcare Jobs.” – May 11, 2026) noted that, “without [the health and human services sector], the state hosting the nation’s high-tech and entertainment hubs would have lost jobs … This gap between health-related and other parts of the economy proved greater in California than in any other U.S. state.”
CHA Alert: Tell OHCA Board ‘No’ On Exorbitant Penalties That Endanger Health Care
What’s happening: On Wednesday, CHA issued an alert asking members to press the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to set a reasonable enforcement structure that gives hospitals a chance to improve before imposing penalties so severe that hospitals would have no choice but to cut services, reduce staff, or close outright.
DHCS’ Revised Prop. 35 Spending Plan Fails to Align with Voter Intent
What’s happening: At the May 28 “Protect Access to Health Care Act” Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) put forth a revised spending plan that fails to align funding with the intent of the voter-approved Proposition 35.