CAHP Fact Sheet: Protecting Your Coverage – The Critical Role of Health Plan Financial Reserves
In California, a strict system is in place to make sure every health plan has the funds - called financial reserves - to cover their members’ care, no matter what happens.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Names New Legislative Advocate
The California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) today announced that Kassidy Heckmann has joined the CAHP team as the association’s new legislative advocate. Heckmann will help guide CAHP’s legislative advocacy efforts at the State Capitol.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Issues Statement in Response to California Hospital Association Lawsuit Against California’s Office of Health Care Affordability
The California Association of Health Plans today issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the California Hospital Association against the Office of Health Care Affordability.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Issues Statement on California Vaccine Policy
California Association of Health Plans President and CEO Charles Bacchi today issued the following statement in response to California announcing its own vaccination guidelines.
CAHP Press Release: California Health Care Coalition Sends Letter to Congress Calling for Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
A coalition of six leading health care organizations across California today announced they have sent a joint letter to the California Congressional Delegation, urging them to extend the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. The letter calls for congressional leaders to take swift action to prevent a significant rise in health care premiums for working class families and small businesses.
CAHP Fact Sheet: Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports: Making a Difference for California’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is a critical benefit under California’s Medi-Cal Managed Care program where Medi-Cal plans and providers provide comprehensive health care and treatment to some of the most vulnerable populations in the state. Under ECM, high risk Medi-Cal members receive enhanced and coordinated care so that all their health care needs are identified, addressed, and coordinated by a single case manager. Some of the populations helped by ECM include the unhoused, those with mental health and substance use disorders, and those at risk of being hospitalized.
Medi-Cal Managed Care health plans play a vital role in implementing the ECM program and help ensure it is a success.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Issues Statement on Covered California Preliminary 2026 Rate Changes
California’s health plan premium costs in 2026 will be driven by several factors across the individual and small group marketplaces, specifically: growth of expensive weight-loss and specialty drugs, high costs of coverage mandates including an IVF mandate, expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits, uncertainty over recently enacted federal rules and legislation, inflation, and the impact of Medicaid redeterminations, among other factors.
Your Plan Your Advocate Press Release: ICYMI: Small Businesses Sound the Alarm on Health Care Mandates
In a recent Capitol Weekly op-ed, Michael Hedges, President of the California Small Business Association and founder of Pacific Trux, sounded the alarm on how proposed legislative health care mandates and state policy changes are threatening the affordability of employer-sponsored health care coverage for California’s small and mid-sized businesses.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Issues Statement Responding to Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
The California Association of Health Plans released a statement in response to today’s passage of the final federal budget reconciliation bill by the U.S House of Representatives.
CAHP Press Release: CAHP Urges Congress to Support Coverage and Affordability
The California Association of Health Plans today urged Congress to support Medi-Cal and Covered California by making changes to the latest budget reconciliation proposal being debated in the U.S. Senate.