Sacramento, CA – According to a new report released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), the share of Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal who accessed behavioral health care remained low between 2020 and 2023. The report also found persistent,…
CPEHN Launches “Our Money, Our Health Care” Multilingual, Multimedia Campaign Invites Californians to Learn About and Change What’s Wrong with Health Care Sacramento, CA – Californians have new tools to learn why our health care system is so expensive, frustrating,…
Sacramento, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network today responded to the 2026-2027 budget agreement. Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan said the following: “California leaders aimed to balance this year’s budget on the backs of hard-working, vulnerable immigrants, but our communities…
With Corporations Flush with Cash, California Leaders Must Follow Through to Eliminate – Not Just Delay – Cruel and Discriminatory Cuts Next Year Sacramento, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network today released the following statement in response to the Legislature’s…
Sacramento, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network today released the following statement from the Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan in response to the Assembly’s Budget for 2026-2027: “The hypocrisy of the Assembly’s budget plan is outmatched only by its cruelty to the most…
Sacramento, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network today released the following statement from the Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision budget proposal for 2026-2027: “The Governor’s budget continues devastatingly cruel cuts to health…
By: Ngawang Lama In Tibetan tradition, thousands of years old, mental health and physical health are considered inseparable. Yet in the most innovative state in the world, our health care system seems to treat behavioral health as an afterthought. I’ve…
CA Budget Decisions Made in Next 45 Days Will Shape Medi-Cal for Years:Will they make 15 million Californians healthier or sicker?Improve or worsen inequitable health outcomes? Sacramento, CA – A coalition of advocates for health consumers, communities of color, children, and…
For Immediate Release: Apr 16, 2026Contact: Mike Roth, 916.813.1554 Sacramento, CA – The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network today released the following statement from the Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan, in response to the State Senate’s budget for 2026-2027: “The Senate budget…
For Immediate Release February 17, 2026 Contact: Madison Torres, 916-990-7040 PAYING THE PRICE: New Report Spotlights Health Care Affordability Crisis in CA as Trump Health Care Cuts Enacted Sacramento, CA – A new report from the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) details the depth…