The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
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California Hospital Association, Labor Unions Withdraw Ballot Measures
SACRAMENTO (June 25, 2026) — Following an agreement among the California Hospital Association (CHA), the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO, and SEIU-UHW, the following two initiatives have been withdrawn from the November ballot: The Health Care Transparency, Accountability & Union Member Right to Vote Act The Health Care Executive Compensation Act of 2026 “Today marks an important step in strengthening the health care system to ensure […]
California Hospitals Oppose Billionaire Tax Ballot Measure
SACRAMENTO (June 11, 2026) — The California Hospital Association is aligned with a broad coalition of health care organizations, unions, and everyday Californians in opposition to a ballot measure that would impose a tax on California’s wealthiest residents.
New Staffing Ratios Force Bed Closures and Drive Youth and Adults in Mental Health Crisis into Overcrowded Emergency Departments
SACRAMENTO (June 9, 2026) — Despite hospitals having hired more than 1,000 nurses to comply with new state staffing ratios at acute care psychiatric hospitals, an unworkable June 1 deadline has already resulted in fewer mental health services for Californians.
May Budget Revision Underscores Need to Preserve Health Care Services in California
Today’s May Revision budget proposal from Gov. Newsom includes important commitments to coverage. Additional resources will be needed to protect the vital health care services on which all Californians rely.
National Hospital Week Reminds Us How Hospitals Support Patients, Health Care Workers, and Communities
SACRAMENTO (May 11, 2026) — In honor of National Hospital Week and the hospitals and health care workers who make healing possible, the California Hospital Association (CHA) is pleased to share the Senate’s adoption of Senate Resolution (SR) 110 (Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield), which recognizes May 10-16, 2026, as a time to appreciate and celebrate hospitals and the communities they serve.
New Anthem Payment Policy Hurts Patients, Violates CA Law: CHA Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO (May 4, 2026) — The California Hospital Association (CHA) has filed a lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross to prevent the insurance giant from penalizing hospitals when Anthem enrollees choose a doctor that is out of network, a choice explicitly allowed by their health insurance plan.
CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle to Retire in Early 2027
SACRAMENTO (February 5, 2026) — California Hospital Association President & CEO Carmela Coyle today announced her plans to retire in early 2027, after a 44-year career in health care policy and advocacy.
Proposed Staffing Regulations Will Immediately Reduce Psychiatric Hospital Beds, Upending Behavioral Health Care in California
In a proposal that is as baffling as it is irresponsible, new regulations from the California Department of Public Health will prevent Californians from getting the mental health care they desperately need.
Dignity Health California President Julie Sprengel Elected 2026 Chair of CHA Board of Trustees
SACRAMENTO (January 13, 2026) — Julie Sprengel, President of Dignity Health California, a member of CommonSpirit Health, has been elected 2026 chair of the California Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees. Sprengel, who joined Dignity Health in 2016 as the then-Southern California Service Area SVP, now leads one of California’s largest not-for-profit health systems. In her role as head of the largest region within CommonSpirit, Sprengel oversees 45,000 employees and 15,000 physicians working at 29 acute care hospitals and more than 250 ambulatory care sites across the state.
OHCA Violated State Law, Ignored Mandate to Consider Impact of Decisions on Health Care Access, Workers, and More: Hospital Association Lawsuit
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SACRAMENTO (Oct. 15, 2025) — California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has violated state law by setting caps on the resources hospitals have available to care for patients, as it ignored a clear legislative mandate to safeguard access to care, protect health care workers, improve health equity, and preserve or enhance the quality of care.
