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California: the record
Every California record from every file, newest first; federal records that apply in every state are in the full archive.
Historical campaign record: Health Access California (chair), California Immigrant Policy Center, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, CPEHN, and Western Center for Law on Poverty ran a separate Health4All Coalition campaign distinct from SB 1422.
In spring 2026, Health Access California and partners ran a Health4All campaign, separate from SB 1422, to reverse the then-proposed July 1, 2026 end of adult dental for UIS Medi-Cal patients and block a $30 monthly premium from July 2027.
Sutter Health in California and Allina Health in Minnesota announced a 39-hospital merger in the first quarter of 2026, as Chief Healthcare Executive reported. The quarter had 22 hospital deals, the most for a first quarter since 2020.
A federal anti-fraud task force suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles County on April 15, 2026, alleging $600 million in fraudulent billing, as Hospice News reported. Suspensions rose 539% from early April.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria's FY2026-27 budget, reported by the Asian Journal in April 2026, closes a $146 million deficit with layoffs, furloughs and service cuts. City-funded homeless health, behavioral health outreach and family programs take the hit.
CalMatters' April 2026 investigation exposed that California Medi-Cal pays optometrists ~$47 per comprehensive eye exam — UNCHANGED for 25 years — driving only ~10% of California Optometric Association members to accept Medi-Cal patients.
California's Office of Health Care Affordability released a Primary Care Addendum in April 2026 listing the CPT and HCPCS codes that count toward the state's primary care spending target.
H.R. 1 is projected to cost Medi-Cal $30 billion and CalFresh $2.3 billion a year, according to California's Health and Human Services Agency and the California Association of Food Banks. The Center Square cited the figures on April 15, 2026.
Corrected Sep 30, 2026: The Center Square’s April 15 report has no Sacramento County figure. The record now reports its estimate that H.R. 1 will cost Medi-Cal $30 billion and CalFresh $2.3 billion a year.
SEIU 1021 and IFPTE 21 rallied at San Francisco General on April 15, 2026, calling the health department's budget cuts union-busting layoffs, as Indybay reported. The protest targets the $40 million second round of cuts.
A San Bernardino community health worker told KFF Health News in April 2026 of a cloud of fear after ICE raids and plans to share Medicaid enrollment data with ICE. Health centers report missed appointments and children pulled from well-child visits.
A Sacramento-area measles outbreak had pushed California to its highest case count in years by April 2026, as KFF Health News reported. Health centers like WellSpace and Elica face more vaccine demand, contact tracing and staff exposure risk.
Sacramento County projects a $101 million deficit for FY2026-27, and Yolo County faces a $27 million gap with up to $15 million in cuts on the table, as the Davis Vanguard reported in April 2026. El Dorado County is also in distress.
NLRB Case 21-CA-377502 is now confirmed as a Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) physician organizing campaign against Family Health Centers of San Diego — NOT a support-staff dispute.
Los Angeles County's FY2026-27 recommended budget, released April 14, 2026, projects a $662.2 million drop in federal revenue for its public hospitals and public health system.
San Francisco's Department of Public Health laid off 127 workers after the city approved $40 million in cuts, the San Francisco Examiner reported on April 14, 2026.
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) and CoalitionOC (Orange County's FQHC network) held a joint advocacy summit bringing together executives from 60+ Southern California FQHCs to coordinate messaging and strategy ahead of the…
Kaiser Permanente is awarding $3.309 million in community health grants to 59 San Bernardino County organizations in the 2025-26 cycle, as the Fontana Herald News reported in April 2026.
Los Angeles County released its $48.8 billion FY2026-27 recommended budget on April 13, 2026, about 7% smaller than last year's, cutting 81 vacant positions with no layoffs.
Santa Barbara County began budget hearings on April 13, 2026 facing a projected $70 million deficit, with $25 million in public health cuts and $28 million in social services cuts proposed, as KEYT reported.
Inland Empire Health Plan announced in April 2026 that it is opening a 33,000-square-foot Community Wellness Center at 2050 N. Massachusetts Ave. In San Bernardino, replacing its Second Street site.
San Jose Spotlight reported on April 12, 2026 that Silicon Valley immigrants face canceled procedures and new limits on medicines, such as migraine pills cut to 20 a month.
UAPD/AFSCME said in April 2026 that Family Health Centers of San Diego fired Dr. Raquel Cornejo Pina, a physician there for seven years, while she was on protected medical leave, in retaliation for raising staffing concerns and backing a union.
Tulare County health officials warned in April 2026 that Medi-Cal cuts could force hospital closures across the county. About 61.8% of residents are on Medi-Cal, the highest rate in California.
AB 1113 died on January 31, 2026, when it missed the deadline to pass the Assembly. It would have required federally qualified health centers to meet a mission spend ratio.
Corrected Oct 6, 2026: AB 1113 died on January 31, 2026, and was not advancing; its committee vote was April 29, 2025, not April 2026.
KFF Health News reported in April 2026 that Fresno agencies cut community health worker positions from 49 to 20 after a SAMHSA funding freeze. Orange County lost 27 bilingual mental health professionals.
The Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County and the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers met on April 10, 2026 to align on a shared Southern California vision.
CCALAC and the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers hosted the 25th Southern California Health Care Symposium on April 10, 2026, naming dangerous state and federal policies and a worsening workforce crisis as threats to safety-net capacity.
CHCF selected six proposals from 132 submissions for its Future of Medi-Cal Commission in April 2026. They include one primary care payment across Medi-Cal, CalPERS and Covered California, IHSS in managed care, and an AI-first health data utility.
SEIU-UHW filed more than 30 charges against Innercare (Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo) after workers voted down a 2024 union drive 214-132.
Corrected Oct 13, 2026: The case summary said the NLRB found violations and called the case the most serious against a California FQHC. The complaint alleges them, Innercare denies them, and no judge has ruled.
SEIU-UHW's Initiative 25-0008 / Measure 1986 — now officially PROPOSITION 44 per the Secretary of State's qualified-measures list (July 2026) — was on the November 3, 2026 ballot, where voters rejected it.
On June 17, 2026, a one-time 5% tax on Californians worth more than $1 billion qualified for the November ballot, as CalMatters reported. It would reach about 200 people, and its backers estimate $100 billion in revenue. Ninety percent would go to health care.
Corrected Oct 6, 2026: The $100 billion figure is the backers' estimate. The measure qualified for the ballot on June 17, 2026.
Proposition 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot is a one-time tax of up to 5% on Californians with more than $1 billion in covered assets; 90% of the money goes to health care. Proponents project about $100 billion.
SB 525 created a two-tier wage structure. Large health systems (10,000+ full-time staff) and dialysis clinics started at $23/hr on October 16, 2024 and reached $25/hr on July 1, 2026.
Physicians, therapists, and nurse practitioners voted to join NUHW in January 2026 — a rare provider-led organizing effort at an FQHC. Driven by 6 CEOs in 4 years, 28 layoffs in July 2025, and 18 provider departures in 2 years.
After months of confrontation including Christmas Eve layoff notices, Highland Hospital rallies, and a 99.5% strike authorization, SEIU 1021 members across Alameda Health System ratified a new contract April 9, 2026.
Dignity Health Central Coast gave $487,500 in Community Health Improvement Grants to six nonprofits in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties in April 2026, as the Santa Barbara Independent reported.
Clinica Sierra Vista, which serves more than 125,000 patients in Kern, Kings, Tulare and San Bernardino counties, bought its Bakersfield headquarters for $15.7 million, the Bakersfield Californian reported in April 2026.
DHCS and the state Department of Justice announced on April 9, 2026 their largest-ever Medi-Cal hospice fraud takedown, against 14 providers with $267 million in improper claims.