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>
Fight For Our Health Coalition: California Assembly Budget Proposal Falls Short, Leaves Out Revenue Needed to Protect Medi-Cal While Slashing Access to Care
The Fight For Our Health coalition – led by SEIU California, Health Access California, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network – is calling on the California State Assembly to include a Medi-Cal Fair Share Contribution in the final state budget after the Assembly’s budget proposal released today includes little additional revenue to protect Californians’ health care from the devastating federal cuts in H.R. 1, what President Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful Bill”. Click to read Fight For Our Health Coalition: California Assembly Budget Proposal Falls Short, Leaves Out Revenue Needed to Protect Medi-Cal While Slashing Access to Care>
Fight For Our Health Coalition Applauds California Senate Budget Proposal to Hold Corporations Accountable & Protect Health Care Access
The Fight For Our Health coalition – led by SEIU California, Health Access California, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network – applauded the California Senate for continuing their support of a “Fair Share Contribution” in its updated budget proposal, which would require large corporations to contribute to protecting the health care coverage their own workers depend on. Click to read Fight For Our Health Coalition Applauds California Senate Budget Proposal to Hold Corporations Accountable & Protect Health Care Access>
New Poll: Californians Support Requiring Large Corporations to Contribute to Medi-Cal by 4-to-1 Margin
As millions of Californians face losing their health coverage due to the federal cuts in H.R. 1, what Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful Bill”, a new statewide poll released today by the Fight for Our Health campaign finds that California voters overwhelmingly support requiring large corporations to contribute to the cost of Medi-Cal by a 4-to-1 margin.
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Fight for Our Health Campaign Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revise Budget
Following Governor Newsom’s release of his May Revise to the 2026-2027 state budget, the Fight for Our Health campaign, led by SEIU California, Health Access, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, issued the following statement expressing concern that the budget proposal doesn’t include a strong enough plan towards sustainable, long-term revenue sources to offset the devastating impact of H.R. 1 and protect Californians’ access to health care.
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