Why some Medi-Cal patients can’t go to UC Davis Medical Center
HCA members spoke out against this practice in Sacramento County
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Medi-Cal & UC Davis Hold Health Equity Action Team Press Conference
WHAT: Health Equity Action Team Press Conference Speakers will include Senator Richard Pan (D-CA); Dr. Anthony Iton, […]
San Diego County Numbers Show Lifespan Gap Between Rich And Poor
“Income can be a good, if not necessarily direct, predictor of health.”
Medicaid is Central to Our Country’s Healthcare System
Last week’s failure to repeal the ACA showed the broad and deep reach of Medicaid, which covers about six times as many people as the private marketplaces created under the A.C.A.
The AHCA repeal plan will harm California
The Modesto Bee has an informative article summarizing the impacts of the current repeal and […]
“Medicaid saves lives” – candid interview with a Harvard researcher
“Our research suggests that when people gain health insurance, whether via Medicaid or private insurance along the lines of the ACA’s marketplaces, they experience significant benefits”
Ideas to alter Medicaid funding would be harmful
Newly released CLASP reports cautions that limiting Medicaid funding via “block grants” or “per capita caps” is harmful to states and consumers.
Last day of Covered CA open enrollment!
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Don’t know much about executive orders? We can help!
NHeLP released an issue brief analyzing the ACA executive order and a general fact sheet describing what executive orders can and cannot do.
Op-Ed: Obamacare repeal would hit California’s Central Valley hard
Are you in the Central Valley? The HCA provides free consumer assistance with health care questions in every county.
Having problems with medical bills? HCA can help
As the California Health Line reported, "medical debt is the No. 1 reason consumers reported being […]
Community Clinics face uncertain future with ACA Repeal
If Medi-Cal expansion is repealed many clinics will lose critical and funding and many of their patients will be uninsured.
Did you get an erroneous invoice from your Covered CA plan?
If you got an invoice and need help sorting it out, the HCA Consumer Hotline can help! Call us at 888‑804‑3536.
ACA Repeal will hurt job-based insurance too
“If you’re one of the 150 million people who get their coverage through an employer plan . . . [y]our access to high-quality, affordable health care will depend on the outcome” of ACA repeal.
UCLA report: “Who stands to Lose in CA?”
“Low income earners, young adults, part-time workers, and Latinos have the most to lose from repeal of the ACA.”
Millions will lose insurance if the ACA is repealed
Congressional Budget Office assesses the devastating impact of ACA repeal.
What ACA repeal will cost California
“13.5 million Californians are covered by Medi-Cal. Here’s how Trump’s plan could cost the state.”
CA’s improved Medi-Cal estate recovery law now in effect
The new estate recovery law limits how much Medi-Cal can recoup after a beneficiary passes away.
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act will harm CA’s economy
Repeal of Obamacare would mean huge job losses.
