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 June 22, 2017, Senate Republican’s released their proposal, the “Better Care Reconciliation Act,” (BCRA) to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While much of the debate on the bill is focused on the Medicaid expansion for adults and changes to the insurance markets, the bill would have a devastating impact on children. Among the most disturbing provisions in the Senate bill are:
