About Affordability
Health care is a basic human need, one that Californians rely on to live, grow, and prosper. Unfortunately, the cost of care has become too high for many working families. For years, California’s hospitals have made headway toward controlling costs. To ensure care for every Californian, the entire health care field must tighten its belt — insurance companies, physicians, labor unions, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and more. California’s hospitals stand ready to tackle this challenge through engagement with the Office of Health Care Affordability.
5 Things To Know: CHA Alert: Tell OHCA Board ‘No’ On Exorbitant Penalties That Endanger Health Care
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is racing to establish exorbitant penalties for hospitals by the end of summer — and the California Hospital Association (CHA) needs hospitals’ help pushing back. A CHA alert is asking hospital leaders to comment at the June 24 OHCA board meeting and at OHCA’s hospital-only Progressive Enforcement Workshop (download and save calendar item) on July 7. The alert contains talking points and materials to assist in hospitals’ advocacy.
5 Things To Know: OHCA Board Reaffirms Support for Draconian Hospital Penalties
As reported in last week’s CHA News, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board met May 27 to continue its enforcement discussion, which may include penalties in the tens — or even hundreds — of millions of dollars per hospital.
5 Things To Know: HASD&IC Joins Lawmakers, Hospital Leaders at San Diego Health Care Roundtable
On March 20, HASD&IC President & CEO Dimitrios Alexiou, along with staff from the California Hospital Association, participated in a health care roundtable hosted by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Carlsbad) and Scripps Health. The event, held at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, brought together California lawmakers and health care leaders from the San Diego region to...
Action Needed by March 20 on CHA’s Two Sponsored Bills
Last week, the California Hospital Association issued a dual alert asking members to sign on to coalition letters for its two sponsored bills: Assembly Bill (AB) 2353 (Pacheco, D-Downey), which would require an independent cost evaluation of mandates on hospitals, and AB 1923 (Soria, D-Merced), which would revive the Distressed Hospital Loan Program.
Insights From Economic Trends Event: What’s Ahead for San Diego — and Its Hospitals
Last week, I joined a panel of leaders at the San Diego Business Journal’s Economic Trends 2026 event to discuss the forces shaping our local economy in the year ahead.
5 Things To Know: New Dashboard Allows Hospitals to Show the Local Harms of OHCA Spending Limits
The California Hospital Association (CHA) has created an interactive dashboard tool to help members see the local impact of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) hospital spending caps. The tool allows members to filter by California Assembly, Senate, or congressional district to visualize the potential losses in hospital revenue, jobs, and local economic activity...