D.C. Download: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
Congressional votes to end the federal government shutdown have brought several pieces of good news for health care. Other developments out of Washington, D.C., have more mixed results.
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State Submits Application for Funding to Support Rural Health Transformation
This week, the state submitted its application for California’s share of $50 billion in funding available through the new federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
Key Priorities for 2026 Shaping Up
As your association looks to the coming year to advance policies that support the critical services California hospitals provide, three key areas are coming into sharper focus:
Looking to the Future with CHA’s Board
With just a couple of months left in 2025, last week’s meeting of the CHA Board of Trustees was an important opportunity to reflect and learn from all that’s happened this year — from monumental federal policy changes to a strong showing at the state level — and to look toward the work for next year and beyond
Courts Must Intervene to Protect Californians’ Health Care
Yesterday, CHA took a critical step to push back on actions taken by the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) that are threatening access to care, putting health care workers’ jobs in jeopardy, impeding efforts to improve health equity, and risking the quality of care Californians receive.
Giving Workers a Voice, a Vote, and a View
Efforts to give California’s health care workers a greater say in how their hard-earned dues dollars are spent are fully underway, with the filing last month of a statewide ballot initiative for the November 2026 election.
Shutdown Breakdown
As the clock struck midnight Wednesday, funding for the federal government expired, triggering a shutdown of many services and agencies while those deemed “mandatory” continue to operate.
Hospitals’ Financial Headwinds Only Growing Stronger
As both analysts and hospital leaders continue to deepen their understanding of the impact of recently enacted federal legislation that will chop nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade, a new study shows that Medicaid work requirements alone could see hospitals’ operating margins drop by double digits.
As Federal Shutdown Looms, CHA Elevates Hospital Priorities
As federal lawmakers scramble to pass a funding measure that would avert a government shutdown when the current spending plan expires Sept. 30, several key issues affecting hospitals are in play.
Closing Out the 2025 State Legislative Session
California’s 2025 legislative session ends tomorrow, and while much of the recent focus has been at the federal level — working to fend off record health care cuts enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — at the state level, the past nine months have been dominated by a series of important bills with a California footprint.