Facing debt collectors for hospital bills we shouldn't even owe?! That's wrong - but we can stop it. Tell @governor.ca.gov to sign AB 1312. Click here: https://www.cpehn.org/get-involved/tell-governor-newsom-sign-ab-1312/

Health care must be a safe space. Medical data should never be used to threaten, intimidate, or deny care. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-11/state-legislature-wiener-refuge-transgender-strengthen-rights

Violent and indiscriminate ICE raids hurt our mental health. We stand with the community organizations creating safe spaces to get legal counsel and mental health support. https://bit.ly/41Q7E5T

Communities of color already face barriers to behavioral health care. This will get WORSE under federal cuts. CA leaders can reduce the harm by keeping people enrolled, holding plans/providers accountable for safety net care, new revenues from wealthy & corporations. stateline.org/2025/09/08/m...

We told Rep. Doug LaMalfa that Trump #Healthcare cuts would close rural hospitals. He voted for them anyway. Now people in his district will suffer. https://calmatters.org/health/2025/09/glenn-county-hospital-medicaid-lamalfa-oz-closure 📢 Hold. Him. Accountable. #FightForOurHealth

NEW: State Senate Passes Patient Debt Prevention Act (AB 1312, @asmpilarschiavo.bsky.social) - statement from Kiran Savage-Sangwan, CPEHN Executive Director. @governor.ca.gov - we urge you to sign AB 1312!

Recently, @calmatters.org Ana Ibara delved into the emotional, financial & health toll of medical debt. Check out her powerful story, & join our fight for a CA where we don't have to start a GoFundMe to pay hospital bills we shouldn't even owe. ✅ YES on AB 1312! calmatters.org/health/2025/...

@senatorcabaldon.bsky.social - HR1 cuts will worsen the medical debt crisis in CA but #CAleg can stop the debt trap. Patients need help paying for #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

@senakilahweber.bsky.social -HR1 cuts will worsen the medical debt crisis in CA but #CAleg can stop the debt trap. Patients need help paying for #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

@senatorashby.bsky.social - HR1 cuts will worsen the medical debt crisis in CA but #CAleg can stop the debt trap. Patients need help paying for #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

@jessearreguin.bsky.social - HR1 cuts will worsen the medical debt crisis in CA but #CAleg can stop the debt trap. Patients need help paying for #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

Trump's ugly tax and spending bill will disproportinately harm Black women and children who count on Medicaid (Medi-Cal). We won't sit by while health disparities worsen. In the fight to protect care, we will not allow ANYONE to be left behind. 📢 https://politi.co/45IvvWb

💬🗣️ We're proud to have partnered with the Imperial Valley Equity Coalition, @healthaccess.bsky.social, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, and @translatinacoalition.org to host an important roundtable to discuss African American health care needs in Imperial County.

Rep David Valadao voted to cut #Healthcare for the 52% of Fresno residents who rely on Medi-Cal. His vote will touch everyone in our state as our hospitals close and we pay higher health care prices. 📢 Hold. Him. Accountable. https://fresnoland.org/2025/08/14/medicaid-cuts-in-fresno-county/

Senator Monique Limón: Hospitals in your districts are raking in profits while poor families are facing debt collectors for hospital bills they should never have owed. Stop hospitals taking advantage of patients who need #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

Senator Mike McGuire: Hospitals in your districts are raking in profits while poor families are facing debt collectors for hospital bills they should never have owed. Stop hospitals taking advantage of patients who need #HealthCare, not #MedicalDebt! YES on AB 1312.

Attacks on health care mean more people in CA will face medical debt - unless CA steps up to protect patients. #AB1312 gets ahead of the problem - requiring hospitals to make assistance available *before* the bills roll in, rather than sending patients to collections. apnews.com/article/medi...

Today @coveredca.bsky.social announced that premium costs could skyrocket by as much as 🚨66%🚨 for most enrollees next year, if Republicans in Congress and the Trump Administration don’t take immediate action. Read our response here:

🚨 Federal attacks on immigrants and health care mean people with DACA status will lose Covered California coverage at the end of the month. Be prepared for changes. Scroll for FAQs and resources ✍️ Source: www.coveredca.com/learning-cen...

Have you ever had trouble paying for a hospital bill or couldn’t afford basic necessities because of medical debt? 🏥 We want to hear from you! 📢 Scan the QR Code above or submit here: tinyurl.com/medical-debt... #CPEHN #HealthEquity

This fed admin’s cruel policies intentionally harm the most vulnerable in our communities. #HealthCare is a human right & an investment in our workforce and future. It’s time state leaders stand up to protect access to care for all immigrant Californians. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

@calmatters.org Ana Ibarra captures the emotionally and financially devastating reality of medical debt facing millions of Californians, due to hospital bills they never should have owed.

California is reversing its expansion of Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants due to state and federal budget cuts. “I think that this population was in many ways sacrificed,” says Ronald Coleman Baeza of @cpehn.bsky.social. www.eltimpano.org/english/heal...

60 yrs ago Medicaid was signed, a historic expansion of #HealthCare access to people with low incomes. Since CPEHN's day one, we have worked to make Medi-Cal in CA more equitable. With #Medicaid under threat, we’ll keep fighting to protect this progress.

“When I can work, I work seven days straight & can earn $500 per week.” - Señor Reyes. Now, the Medi-Cal coverage he recently enrolled in to treat his diabetes & severe pain is under threat. Medi-Cal is essential to many Californians. Restore #Health4All!

Immigration status must not be a death sentence, but @UCSC study finds immigrants who were potentially undocumented experienced much higher numbers of death. This rings several 🚨 at a time #CAGovernor and #CALeg have backtracked on promise of #Health4All 🩺

💻 We’re thrilled to have joined over 100 advocates to discuss and understand the latest federal and state budget developments — what’s in, what’s still at risk, and what it means for the CHW/P/R workforce and the communities we serve. Looking forward to the next! 👏

"The governor going around the country talking about supporting immigrants... yet his budget slashes health care for millions of immigrant Californians.” — Jim Mangia, St. John’s CEO EXACTLY! The math is not mathing. 🤨 🔗 www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

“Health advocates are shocked and outraged by this deeply cruel and blatantly illegal action.” — CPEHN Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan. Sharing private medical data for immigration enforcement is a massive breach of trust for all Americans. www.newsweek.com/ice-accessin...

🗣️ Fixing #HealthCare starts from listening to communities whose voices have been marginalized for too long. CPEHN is proud to partner with Access to Thrive & Imperial Valley Equity and Justice on this vital forum. 💬 www.ivpressonline.com/featured/acc...

📢 We are outraged to learn the Trump Administration has shared sensitive medical data of all 79 million Medicaid beneficiaries with immigration enforcement authorities. We call on the courts to act swiftly to stop this unprecedented and dangerous violation of law.

🗣️ Nobody should go broke just because they got sick. Make YOUR voice heard in support of #CPEHN sponsored bill, #AB1312 to protect CA from unnecessary #MedicalDebt in Senate Health TOMORROW 🩺 💻 Tune-In here: www.senate.ca.gov/calendar

🎙️🏥 “This bill is causing tremendous fear. It’s the largest cut to Medicaid and health care in history—and will impact everyone.” Our Executive Director joined #FightForOurHealth on KALW to discuss this massive wealth transfer from working people to the rich. www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

📢 “Our communities have a message: You can’t say you value immigrants while stripping them of their basic right to live a healthy life.” California demands its leaders fight for and protect #Health4All. 🏥🩺 Read the full op-ed from CPEHN partner Genevieve Haro from MICOP here ⬇️

🏥 Health Care ≠ Medical Debt #AB1312 by Asm. Schiavo will protect access to care and protect Californians from unnecessary and unfair medical debt. ✅ More Access ✅ Less Debt ✅ Care Over Profits

🗣️ Nobody should go broke just because they got sick. #AB1312 stops hospitals from taking advantage of poor patients, sending them to debt collectors for money they should never have owed. 🏥 #CALeg must pass AB 1312 and ensure California families are protected from crushing #MedicalDebt. 👏

Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All 👏 You fought for immigrant communities and for CA values, and committed to minimize the harm of discriminatory cuts in the #CABudget. We are counting on you to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️

🩺 It's Time to Treat Health Care as Right – Not a Debt Trap 🏥 #AB1312 will: ✅ Require hospitals to do their part to prevent medical debt ✅ Let patients focus on getting healthy, rather than worrying about debt #MedicalDebt #HealthCare

Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All and championing the health care every Californian needs to thrive 👏 You fought for CA values, refusing to legislate discrimination through the #CABudget. We are counting on your to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️

CA leaders claim no one will lose health care. We will keep telling the truth about this budget – and hold CA leaders accountable for its impacts at every opportunity. We refuse to be silent when we know that Californians will get sicker and die. www.kazu.org/kazu-news/20...

📢 @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social: Your community is standing together to STOP cuts to Medi-Cal for immigrant families. You have the power to protect #Health4All. Stand up for CA values, and stand up against discrimination.

📢🏥 Join #Health4All tomorrow in demanding @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social stand up and fight back against cuts to Medi-Cal for our immigrant communities. We must protect #Health4All and our progress on #HealthEquity in Medi-Cal. In CA, we don’t leave anyone behind. 🤝

Thanks to our #Health4All partners @cpehn.bsky.social, #LCHC & @caimmigrant.bsky.social for standing with us (literally) on the sidewalk to make sure #CAbudget leaders like #ProTemMcGuire & #SpeakerRivas heard & saw our message up close: Fund your values. Protect immigrant health!

📢 Truth about #CABudget passed by CA Legislators today: It makes discriminatory health care cuts that hurt immigrant communities. People will get kicked out of care, get sicker, and die. These are not CA values. We will keep fighting for #Health4All.

Speaker Rivas: Join with us to defend #Health4All that immigrant communities are counting on in Salinas & across CA. Your #CALeg #CABudget says immigrants who put food on our tables are less deserving of going to the doctor or dentist, but CA voters disagree. Say NO to health care cuts in #CABudget!

We are profoundly disappointed the Legislature's #CABudget excludes immigrants from #HealthCare. This plan will cause profound harm to communities already suffering the trauma of an ICE invasion. These are not CA values - we’ll keep fighting to keep the promise of a CA for All!

We agree with @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social. California is a state of immigrants. In this moment more than ever, California must be united to defend our values of health care for ALL. #CALeg: NO cuts to #Health4All in #CABudget. www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/l...

Immigrant communities in Sonoma & around CA are counting on you to step up and protect our immigrant communities. We call on #MikeMcGuire to oppose @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social health care cuts. We must protect #Health4All. In CA, we don’t leave anyone behind. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

Proud to stand with @caimmigrant.bsky.social, @cpehn.bsky.social, @parentvoicesca.bsky.social and others to urge our ProTem #MikeMcGuire to stand up for immigrant Californians and support #Health4All in the #CABudget!

"Certainly California is facing a budget deficit, but that is not driven by providing health care to immigrant families. That is driven by our failure to appropriately tax wealthy corporations and CEOs..." - Kiran Savage-Sangwan @cpehn.bsky.social #Health4All kion546.com/news/top-sto...