California’s eight regional, private non-profit Children’s
Hospitals are legally defined in the California Welfare &
Institutions Code Section 10727. These hospitals treat children
with the most serious and life-threatening diseases such as
leukemia and other cancers, heart complications, sickle cell
anemia, diabetes, HIV, and cystic fibrosis. Children’s Hospitals
provide multi-disciplinary health care to children from all…
For over 20 years, the California Children’s Hospital Association
(CCHA) has been advancing the needs of the State’s
children’s hospitals through public and legislative advocacy. The
Association works with state and national leaders in government
and private industry to address issues impacting the hospitals’
ability to provide the best care possible to the children of
California, especially those with special and complex…
On November 2, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives approved
the Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922), which would
reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for
five years, and postpone cuts to hospitals that serve a
disproportionate share of Medicaid beneficiaries.
