Thank you @casendems.bsky.social (Pro Tem Monique Limón, Budget Chair Jon Laird and Sen @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social) for your common-sense leadership in crafting a #CABudget proposal that rejects cuts to immigrant health care and implements smart revenue solutions to protect CA's safety net.

Team CPEHN paid a visit to Senator @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social's LA office yesterday to give her more info on our #OurHealthOurFuture campaign and our #CHWPR budget ask. Thank you, Senator Menjivar, for your leadership crafting a #CABudget plan that protects #Health4All and stands by CA's values 👏

Senate Budget Rejects Cruel Cuts to Immigrant Health Care “The Senate budget proposal takes the right approach to our health and our budget:  raising revenues from the largest corporations to maintain essential health care that benefits all Californians," sa...

With their FY 2026-27 #CABudget plan, the Senate is standing by California's values by rejecting @governor.ca.gov's cruel cuts to health care for immigrants who are survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and other traumas.

Read our full statement:

Hearing starts now! Watch live: shea.senate.ca.gov

Report: How Trump Tax Cuts Benefit California's Health Care Industry A new report from CPEHN and Americans for Tax Fairness examines for-profit health care corporations that benefited from Trump tax cuts while Californians continue to struggle to meet their basic needs...

Just in time for #TaxDay: Our report with @4taxfairness.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into how for-profit health care corporations in California pocketed billions from Trump tax cuts while working families struggle to afford care. Read it on our website:

📢 #SB915 by Sen. @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social will be heard by the Senate Health Committee tomorrow at 1:30PM.

If you believe all Californians deserve to recieve care with dignity, respect, and privacy, make your voice heard by showing up to let #CAleg know you support this important bill.

Medi-Cal immigrant enrollment is dropping. Researchers point to Trump's policies A KFF Health News analysis found Medi-Cal lost almost 100,000 immigrants without legal status in the second half of 2025. Researchers said the most obvious driver is fear of the Trump administration’s...

Per the @latimes.com: Trump policies led to nearly 100,000 immigrants disenrolling from #MediCal in the last half of 2025.

@governor.ca.gov: The stakes are higher than ever for a #CABudget that reflects our state's values instead of doubling down on Trump's cruelty.

Last week, CPEHN organizers met with our partners at COPA to discuss strategies to protect #MediCal across Monterey Bay. Together, we're taking the message to @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social & Asm. @dawnad.bsky.social: Reject Gov. Newsom's proposed cuts to immigrant health care in this year's #CABudget!

Special thanks to Sen. Menjivar and our co-sponsor @caimmigrant.bsky.social for leading this fight to protect every Californian's right to receive care with the dignity, respect, and privacy they are due.

New CPEHN-sponsored bill: SB 915 by Senator Menjivar would empower health care providers to protect the privacy, rights, and continuity of care of patients brought in under custody of immigration enforcement.

Read more on our website: cpehn.org/sb-915.

2026–27 Health4All Coalition Priorities [Health4All logo]

Budget Priorities Roll back last year’s cuts impacting Californians with certain immigration statuses: • Enrollment freeze for undocumented adults (19–64) • Removal of adult dental coverage • $30 monthly premium for low-income adults (19–59) Reject new proposed cuts: • Strip 200,000 immigrants of full scope Medi-Cal, limiting care to emergency services only

Policy Priorities SB 1422 (Durazo) Restore Medi-Cal access by ending the enrollment freeze for undocumented adults AB 2161 (Bonta) Protect coverage by rejecting work requirements for undocumented enrollees of Medi-Cal

This year, the #Health4All Coalition is fighting to:
✔️ Reverse harmful cuts made last year
✔️ Stop new, proposed attacks on Medi-Cal for immigrants
✔️ Protect care for everyone, regardless of immigration status
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When we show up together, we protect each other.

With new federal and state changes, immigrant communities are at grave risk of losing Medi-Cal and other essential health care. More funding for #CHWPRs is one important way we can safeguard against this and keep Californians covered.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday.

We closed out #CHWPR Policy Committee Advocacy Day yesterday at the Senate Budget Sub 3 hearing.

Our Senior Policy Coordinator Natalie Lupin and Senior Legislative Advocate Omar Altamimi spoke about the importance of the $4M ask and Committee members showed their support via public comment.

If you need a refresher on what this #CHWPR budget ask is for - and why it matters - we have a fact sheet for that!

Visit tinyurl.com/CHWPRFactSheet to view/download.

#CHWPR coalition members spent the morning doing drop-in visits to #CALeg offices to explain more about the $4 million #CABudget ask for one-time funding for CHW/P/Rs - as well as give a refresher on #Health4All coalition priorities.

Team CPEHN is here at the Capitol for the #CHWPR Policy Committee Advocacy Day.

Alongside our committee partners, we’ll be visiting legislators and speaking at the Senate Budget Sub 3 hearing to let state leaders know that funding for CHW/P/Rs must be a priority in this year’s #CABudget.

📢 #AB2551 will be heard by the Assembly Health Committee TODAY at 1:30PM.

➡️ Watch live here: ahea.assembly.ca.gov/hearings
➡️ Show your support with our social media toolkit: tinyurl.com/AB2551Hearing

When health plans don’t have enough behavioral health providers, people needing treatment are stuck paying out of pocket, racking up debt, or going without care. AB 2551 by Asm. Elhawary will hold plans accountable for fixing this issue. More info on our website: cpehn.org/ab-2551

#AB2551 will be heard in the Assembly tomorrow at 1:30PM. If you agree behavioral health care needs to be more accessible, affordable, and equitable in California, make your voice heard by showing up to tell legislators to pass this important legislation.

Packed house today at @panasd.org for our Community Town Hall with our partners on the San Diego Regional Health Table.

Over 75 community members joined us to learn more about upcoming changes to #MediCal and how we are fighting back against cuts to our care. #OurHealthOurFuture

Tomorrow: Swing by @panasd.org for our Community Town Hall to learn more about upcoming changes to #MediCal 👇

Dígale a los legisladores: ¡todos cubiertos, que nadie se quede fuera! Su historia puede hacer una diferencia. Legisladores necesitan saber que estos recortes no solo se tratan de números, son daños reales para la comunidad.

El presupuesto de enero de @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social continua a dañar a la comunidad inmigrante y llevarlos más lejos de nuestras metas de #Health4All. Digale a su legislador que estos recortes no solo son números, son daños reales.
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Tell lawmakers: Everyone covered, no one left out! Your story can make a difference. Legislators need to know that proposed cuts to Health4All in Gov. Newsom's January Budget aren’t just numbers, they are real harm for real people.

The @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social’s January #CAbudget continues to harm immigrants in our communities and takes us further from our #Health4All goals. Tell your Legislator - these cuts aren’t just numbers, they are real harm for real people.
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On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we want to say, thank you for existing.

Whether you’re trans-masc, trans-femme, trans nonbinary, or intersex—we recognize you, & appreciate you for honoring and nurturing your authentic self.

Thank you for existing. The world is better because you are in it.

Latino, Bay Area lawmakers want to restore health care for immigrants. Can they do it? New legislation introduced by Latino and Bay Area lawmakers would restore Medi-Cal access for immigrants and reject stricter work requirements for those who want to remain in the program.

Governor Newsom's #CABudget proposal would see 200,000 of some of our state's most vulnerable immigrants "ripped away from their counselors and their doctors", says CPEHN Policy Director Cary Sanders.

More in @eltimpano.bsky.social:

5 Facts to Know About Corporate Taxes in California Large profitable corporations have several strategies to avoid paying more than the minimum $800 state tax, costing California billions.

From @calbudgetcenter.org: Many corporations pay "next to nothing" in corporate taxes in California, costing our state billions in revenue each year.

State leaders can balance the #CABudget by addressing corporate greed and prioritizing alternate revenue streams over cuts to immigrant health care.

CPEHN and our partners with the San Diego Regional Health Table will be holding two Community Medi-Cal Town Halls early next month.

Come learn more about upcoming changes to #MediCal and ways you can join us in fighting back against cuts to health care 👇

Join our email list to get the latest updates from CPEHN, including ways you can get involved with our #OurHealthOurFuture #CABudget campaign and other opportunities to help us protect health care access for ALL Californians.

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ICYMI: Our Executive Director, Kiran Savage-Sangwan, in @politico.com discussing @governor.ca.gov's hypocrisy on immigrant health care in the #CABudget:

Meet the Cruzes: A California Family Caught in the Health Care Affordability Trap YouTube video by California Health Care Foundation

New resource from the California Health Care Foundation:
"The 25% Problem" explains the factors driving rising health care costs in California (like administrative waste and unfair pricing) and what our state leaders can do to address the issue.