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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.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2028, AB 225 would have prohibited hospitals, health systems, and hospital-owned clinics from charging facility fees for outpatient services provided at off-campus sites, as well as for all telehealth services and preventive care services, regardless of location. The bill would also have prohibited health plans and insurers from reimbursing those fees and...
Medicaid in California
Medicaid is a lifeline to millions of Californians
Wednesday, June 17, 20267:30 - 8:30 a.m., PT Two statewide ballot initiatives (Californians Against the Health Care Endangerment Act and Health Care Workers’ Right to Vote) that will significantly impact hospitals’ ability to deliver care are headed to the November ballot. It is critical for health care leaders to stay informed and engaged in CHA’s...
What’s happening: Tuesday marked California’s primary election, setting the stage for critical runoffs in November — perhaps the most important of which will be the showdown between Xavier Becerra (D) and Steve Hilton (R) to be California’s next governor.
The Wall Street Journal’s recent piece examining job growth nationally and in California (“Forget Tech and Hollywood. California Is Powered by Healthcare Jobs.” – May 11, 2026) noted that, “without [the health and human services sector], the state hosting the nation’s high-tech and entertainment hubs would have lost jobs … This gap between health-related and other parts of the economy proved greater in California than in any other U.S. state.”
What’s happening: On Wednesday, CHA issued an alert asking members to press the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to set a reasonable enforcement structure that gives hospitals a chance to improve before imposing penalties so severe that hospitals would have no choice but to cut services, reduce staff, or close outright.
What’s happening: At the May 28 “Protect Access to Health Care Act” Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) put forth a revised spending plan that fails to align funding with the intent of the voter-approved Proposition 35.
What’s happening: CHA has submitted comments to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) in response to the April 24 second draft of regulatory language regarding Assembly Bill 1007 (2023-2024: Occupational safety and health standards: plume).
