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Valadao Voted for Trillion-Dollar Corporate Giveaway — Now Kern County Families Are Paying the Price Covered California announced today that health insurance premiums will rise by an average of 9.9% next year, with Kern County families facing an even steeper 11.4% increase. Click to read Valadao Voted for Trillion-Dollar Corporate Giveaway — Now Kern County Families Are Paying the Price>
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Fair Share Contribution Bill, Setting California on a Path to Hold Corporations Accountable Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 177, taking the first concrete step toward requiring the largest corporations in California to pay their fair share when they shift health care costs for their workers onto Medi-Cal. Click to read Governor Newsom Signs Historic Fair Share Contribution Bill, Setting California on a Path to Hold Corporations Accountable >
One Year Of H.R. 1: The Threat to Health Care Access Is Worse Than Feared — And It’s Only the Beginning One year ago, members of the House of Representatives – including nine Congressmembers from California – voted to pass President Trump’s H.R. 1 — the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — setting off a health care death spiral that has already pushed hundreds of thousands of Californians out of coverage, sent premiums skyrocketing for millions more, and threatens to bury working families in paperwork just to keep the care they have.Click to read One Year Of H.R. 1: The Threat to Health Care Access Is Worse Than Feared — And It’s Only the Beginning>
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June 12, 2026
Sacramento Bee
Healthcare advocates praise Legislature for resisting Gavin Newsom’s budget cuts Healthcare advocates on Friday celebrated the budget compromise between the California Assembly and Senate, after seeing many cuts they’d worked against for much of the year delayed — at least until a new governor is sworn in next year.Click to read Healthcare advocates praise Legislature for resisting Gavin Newsom’s budget cuts>
June 11, 2026
Sacramento Bee
Amid slew of corporate tax ideas, Newsom chose one likely to hit people’s premiums For much of this year, progressive lawmakers, labor unions and advocacy groups have pushed Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature to shore up the state’s healthcare system against federal cuts by taxing corporations more. Click to read Amid slew of corporate tax ideas, Newsom chose one likely to hit people’s premiums>
May 28, 2026
Los Angeles Times
California is teetering on a healthcare cliff, but few are paying attention When Congress passed the big, ugly bill known as HR 1 last year, most Americans understood it meant cuts to Medicaid, the safety net program millions rely on for medical insurance.Click to read California is teetering on a healthcare cliff, but few are paying attention> More News
