Emily Lintner
New Report: California Failed to Improve Behavioral Health Access for Medi-Cal Members between 2020-2023; Racial & Ethnic Disparities Persist
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”
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,…
Immigrant Communities Win Fight Against Cruel & Discriminatory Health Care Cuts This Year
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…
After Strong Pushback from Communities, Legislative Budget Rejects the Worst, Immediate Health Care Cuts for Immigrant Californians
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…
Assembly Budget Rips Health Care Away from Immigrant Communities, While Asking Little of Corporations Getting Richer With Our Health Care Dollars
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…
CPEHN Response to May Revision: Legislators Must Fight for Immigrant Communities Abandoned by Gov. Newsom
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…
Op-Ed: Health Plans Must Stop Treating Mental Health Care as an Afterthought
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…
Health Consumer Organizations Release Principles for “Medi-Cal 2030: Person-Centered, Accountable, Sustainable”
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…
Senate Budget Rejects Cruel Cuts to Immigrant Health Care
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…