June 12, 2020. Today the Trump Administration released a final rule that rolls back federal enforcement of non-discrimination protections for individuals accessing health care, as a result of race, color, sex, age and disability status under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care…
Today, Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), introduced SB 207, which would expand supports for asthma patient education provided by qualified, non-licensed providers and increase financial assistance to remediate environmental asthma triggers. The three co-sponsors of the bill, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network…
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Governor Newsom announced the appointment of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as the first-ever California Surgeon General. Today, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joined the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), the California Black Health Network, Faith in the Valley, members of The…
SACRAMENTO – Today, CPEHN released the following statement: “CPEHN is extremely disappointed in today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim travel ban. History will look back at today’s 5-4 ruling as a mistake that does nothing to secure…
Budget Agreement Punts Critical Investments in Health Care to Next Governor SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced they had reached an agreement on the 2018-19 state budget. The 2018 Budget Conference…
SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services voted to approve a number of California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) budget proposals. “Today’s votes show the Senate’s commitment to securing the health of our most vulnerable communities,”…
Today the House took another step towards cutting health care from millions of Californians to fund a $1.5 trillion dollar tax break for wealthy individuals and corporations. The bill, which passed 227 to 205 will be especially hard on states like California.…
CPEHN Condemns Actions Designed to Disrupt Insurance Markets; Calls on California’s Congressional Leaders to Denounce Latest Efforts Late last night, President Trump became the destroyer in chief, announcing that he would scrap subsidies to health insurance companies that are used…
Although Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed last month, President Trump continues to threaten the future of the ACA including the elimination of subsides for consumers in the private market. Today’s analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).…
August 1, 2017, Sacramento, CA. Today, Covered California released its 2018 plan rates demonstrating once again the strength of California’s marketplace. The filings outline what health plans will charge consumers for monthly premiums on the exchange starting next year. According to Covered…