Key Messages: Presumptions Will Harm Patients and Hospitals
Hospitals are already committed to protecting and supporting injured or sick employees.
Hospitals are already committed to protecting and supporting injured or sick employees.
Presumptions would reduce access at a time when hospitals are focused on patient care and affordability
Medicare and Medi-Cal underfunding have put the health care system on the precipice.
California hospitals face growing challenges with government underfunding having the biggest impact.
Hospital integration does not lead to higher costs and the ability to enter partnerships must be preserved.
Amid widespread instability, many California hospitals are only open today because they partnered.
OHCA must engage every sector of health care in making data-driven decisions that improve care access, quality, and equity.