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OAKLAND, CA, January 31, 2020 – Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will begin implementation of the new public charge rule on February 24, 2020. This announcement [...]

OAKLAND, CA, January 27, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s injunction blocking the implementation of the public charge rule. Marking a significant and harmful departure [...]

OAKLAND, CA, January 10, 2020 – The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s FY 2020-2021 Budget proposal, which demonstrates his [...]

On November 18, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, called the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). This policy could dramatically [...]

For people in low-income communities, medical problems can be caused and worsened by factors related to poverty, such as poor nutrition, lack of safe and stable housing, incarceration, [...]

OAKLAND, CA, August 12, 2019 – The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) is gravely concerned with the Trump Administration’s release of the final public charge [...]

Oakland, CA, June 22, 2019 – President Trump announced plans to deport undocumented immigrants in 10 cities across the country, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, beginning this Sunday. [...]

OAKLAND, CA, May 9, 2019 – The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s (FY 2019–2020) May Revision budget proposal, which reinforces [...]

For many people in low-income communities, health problems can be caused and exacerbated by a range of factors related to poverty, which may include poor nutrition, lack of safe and stable [...]

State Leaders Sign Letter to California Congressional Members Federal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments support safety net hospitals, including public health care systems, [...]