AB 1312 (Schiavo) requires hospitals implement prescreening for financial assistance, rather than saddling consumers with debt they can’t pay SACRAMENTO, CA – A coalition of health care consumer and health equity advocates joined Asm. Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) to introduce legislation that…
Coalition Kicks Off “Boots on the Ground” Town Hall Events in Key Republican Districts Across California to Tell Congress: “Don’t Take Away Our Care!!” Over 200 Organizations Send Letter to Congress Urging Congressional Leaders to Protect Medi-Cal and Covered California…
With core safety net programs largely spared from cuts, CA leaders can do more to advance health equity in final budget SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) applauded Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal to maintain critical investments in the…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government required states to maintain continuous uninterrupted insurance coverage for Medicaid enrollees. State Medicaid programs, including California’s Medi-Cal, were not allowed to terminate coverage for any individuals for the duration of the public health…
Contacts:Kiran Savage-Sangwan, CPEHN(530) 574-2551, ksavage@cpehn.org Maya Meinert, The Children’s Partnership(213) 341-0383, media@childrenspartnership.org Prop. 35 threatens to do more harm than good for children, families,seniors who rely on Medi-Cal Measure risks billions in budget cuts to Medi-Cal, other vital services for struggling Californians …
Medi-Cal is a state-sponsored health insurance that provides free care for many common health issues, regardless of your immigration status. In addition to physical health care from your doctor, you can get mental health support, vision and dental care through…
On Tuesday, May 28, California health advocates stood together with impacted families in opposition to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed cuts to the In-Home Supportive Health Services program for undocumented immigrants. The cuts to this critical program based solely on immigration…
On March 28th, the federal Office of Management and Budget released revised standards for the collection of race and ethnicity data, with the goal of better reflecting the diversity of the United States. These standards had not been updated since…
San Francisco – Senior and Disability Action in partnership with the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) is demanding the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) keep in place its mask mandate for workers in healthcare settings which is set…