Organizations cannot successfully advocate for issues without engaging in effective budget advocacy. While the process is opaque, Advocates successfully navigates this process to secure and protect funding for CHCs and its patients.

2026 Budget Priorities

PPS for UIS Delay

Seeking a one-year delay of the Administration and the Legislature's decision to remove CHCs PPS rate for the UIS population. Advocates is seeking a delay until July 1, 2027 to allow for the Legislature, and a new Governor, to take a comprehensive approach to the state's health care needs to ensure all Californians remain covered and have access to care. Ultimately, a full restoration of all the cuts to Medi-Cal would be the desired outcome, including the PPS for UIS cuts.
UPDATE: Asm. Juan Carrillo will champion this issue.

Gender-Affirming Care (GAC) Funding

Seeking $26M to secure state funding to protect GAC services for individuals under the age of 19 and those who have lost access to healthcare coverage dur to federal policy changes, and to bolster the capacity of providers to scale up services for patients who have lost access to care due to hospital youth GAC clinic closures.

Health Enrollment Navigator Funding

Seeking $8M to expand a pool of public/private funding to restore funding for the Health Enrollment Navigators Project to support Medi-Cal outreach, enrollment, and renewal efforts given new and significant changes to the Medi-Cal program.