“California’s hospitals and clinics are on the precipice. Federal cuts from H.R. 1 are already hitting hard, and this revised budget compounds that pressure. When people lose coverage and cannot get back on within the short grace period, they have no option but the emergency room — at twelve times the cost of a routine visit. That cost lands on counties, on hospitals, and on all Californians. Raising premiums will push more enrolled Californians off coverage and make this cost shift worse.”
“SB 1422 is co-sponsored by Health4All, the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, the California Immigrant Policy Center, and Health Access California.”
– State Senator María Elena Durazo
