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Advancing the Fight for Better Behavioral Health Care

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Last week, CHA held its Behavioral Health Care Symposium, attended by hundreds of clinical professionals, hospital leaders, policymakers, and community stakeholders. This annual gathering highlights the important work hospitals are doing alongside many others to improve behavioral health care across the state. Sessions at the symposium highlighted successful collaborations among hospitals, counties, and health plans.  

As 2024 Winds Down, Federal Advocacy Heats Up

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As 2024 begins to come to a close, CHA’s advocacy attention will be focused on advancing priorities in Washington, D.C. We’ll be pushing to ensure federal approval for two critical state issues while also focusing on some key federal issues likely in play in the lame duck session. 

With Thanks in Our Hearts

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder, playwright 

Prop 35 Passage Means Historic Investment in Medi-Cal

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California voters earlier this week overwhelmingly passed Proposition 35, a once-in-a-generation investment in the state’s Medi-Cal program and a permanent commitment to the vulnerable Californians who rely on it for health coverage. 

Keep an Eye on Your Inbox for Key Election Results

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Election Day is just five days away, and the outcome will have significant consequences for our nation, California, and the state’s health care system. The result of the presidential race alone could lead to significant changes in health care policy across the board.  

OHCA Board Picking Up Pace, Without Deeper Examination 

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The California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) continues to press forward with analyses, investigations, and policies that do not take into full account the impact of their proposals on patient care. Given that, it’s vital that hospitals make certain that the effect on patients and communities is not lost from the conversation. 

United Through Crisis

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Crisis has a way of reminding us of our commonalities.  

Take, for instance, Hurricane Helene. Though California is far from the storm’s devastation, its effects have rippled all the way to our coast due to the temporary closure of Baxter International’s North Carolina plant, which supplies 60% of the nation’s IV fluids. Hospitals across the country are working to ensure continued patient care despite a shortage of supplies critical to emergency care, trauma, oncology, surgery, and other lifesaving services.  

Hospitals’ Commitment to Communities Stronger than Ever

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.In communities throughout our state, Californians instinctively know one thing: Their local hospital is part of the fabric of their lives.  The daily miracles that hospitals perform — lifesaving emergency surgeries, cancer care, premature baby deliveries, and more — are what many […]

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