Issue Brief: Without Legislative Reform, Access to Health Care is at Risk
Hospitals need time to meet seismic standards and be able to maintain patient care.
Hospitals need time to meet seismic standards and be able to maintain patient care.
Hospitals should not be forced to prioritize construction over patient care.
When a rural hospital closes, those in poor health, seniors, and people experiencing poverty suffer the most.
As the state works to hold health care costs in check, it must consider the impact tens of billions in infrastructure spending will have.
Health care decisions should be made by clinicians, not insurance companies that profit while patients suffer.
Too many Californians must fight to access critical health care services due to the harmful business practices of many insurers
Hospitals are already committed to protecting and supporting injured or sick employees.