CAHP Fact Sheet: New Health Care Mandates Would Drive Up Premiums by $420 Million, Jeopardizing California’s Affordability Efforts
California’s health plans provide health care coverage for more than 28 million people and are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to high quality, affordable health care services. In 2025, California lawmakers are considering many new mandate bills that, as proposed, would altogether drive up premiums by $420 million.
CAHP Press Release: California Association of Health Plans Responds to Governor’s May Budget Revise
Today, the California Association of Health Plans released a statement in response to the Governor’s May revision of the 2025-2026 state budget proposal.
Your Plan Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Affordability Dilemma
California health plans and state leaders are working toward a shared goal: making health care more affordable. At the same time, lawmakers are advancing policies that will drive premiums significantly higher. These conflicting efforts are creating a dilemma: the state is investing in affordability solutions, while simultaneously, the Legislature is moving forward with policies that make affordability harder to achieve in the face of looming federal and state budget cuts.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Announces New Director of Legislative Affairs
The California Association of Health Plans today announced that Olga Shilo has joined the CAHP team as the association’s new Director of Legislative Affairs. Shilo will help guide CAHP’s legislative advocacy efforts inside the State Capitol.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Urges California Congressional Delegation to Support Medicaid in Federal Budget
The California Association of Health Plans today sent a letter to the California Congressional delegation urging them to support Medicaid in the federal budget reconciliation.
Your Plan Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Authorization for Care – A Key Tool for Safe, High Quality and Affordable Care
Authorization for Care is a critical tool that ensures care aligns with the latest medical guidelines while protecting patients from unnecessary procedures, excessive costs, and harmful treatments.
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Dollar
The vast majority of health plan spending in California goes to pay for medical services for hospital and doctor visits, prescription drugs, lab tests, x-rays, and medical supplies. In 2023, health plans spent $220 billion, or 89 cents out of every health plan dollar, on medical care.
CAHP Press Release: Information and Resources for California Health Plan Members Impacted By Southern California Wildfires
California’s health plans are ready to provide emergency health care assistance to our members who have been impacted or displaced by the Los Angeles and Ventura County fires.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Issues Statement on Governor’s January 2025-2026 State Budget
California Association of Health Plans President and CEO Charles Bacchi today issued a statement in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of the 2025-26 state budget proposal.
CAHP Fact Sheet: Key Facts for Providers on California’s Health Care Spending Target
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) in April 2024 adopted a statewide health care spending target, which will apply to health plans, providers and hospitals. The OHCA board adopted a phased-in target to gradually decrease health care system spending growth over time. The purpose of the spending target is to rein in health care costs and make health care more affordable, while also aiming to address inequities in the health care system.
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Health Care Mandates Would Drive Up Premiums By $420 Million, Jeopardizing California’s Affordability Efforts