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>
Fight for Our Health Coalition Applauds Governor and Legislature for Including Historic “Fair Share for Big Corporations” Plan in the Final Budget Agreement
The Fight for Our Health coalition – led by SEIU California, Health Access, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network – today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom, the California State Senate, and the Assembly for reaching a final budget agreement that advances a Fair Share Contribution to hold the largest corporations responsible for contributing to Medi-Cal when they push their workforce onto the safety net. Click to read Fight for Our Health Coalition Applauds Governor and Legislature for Including Historic “Fair Share for Big Corporations” Plan in the Final Budget Agreement >
Fight For Our Health Coalition Applauds Legislature’s Budget Proposal as a Critical Step Forward to Protect Medi-Cal
The Fight For Our Health coalition, led by SEIU California, Health Access California, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, is encouraged by the Legislature’s budget proposal released yesterday, which delays or rejects cruel Medi-Cal cuts proposed by Governor Newsom and requires the state to identify steps to hold the biggest corporations responsible when they shift onto Medi-Cal the cost of providing healthcare to their workers. Click to read Fight For Our Health Coalition Applauds Legislature’s Budget Proposal as a Critical Step Forward to Protect Medi-Cal>
