The different ways CPCA Advocates fights on your behalf

Initiatives

When our advocacy efforts at the Legislature and administrative level have been exhausted or unsuccessful, using the constitutionally protected initiative process to create or change laws to make constitutional amendments.

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New Laws of Interest to CHCs: 2025-26

Learn about new California laws passed in 2025-26 in subject areas including Emergency Preparedness, HIT, Managed Care, Pharmacy, Public Health, Telehealth, and more.

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Financial Impact of Recent and Proposed Policy Changes on CHCs

This report estimates the financial impact of recent federal and state policy changes on FQHCs and FQHC look-alikes.

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Protect Primary Care for ALL

Learn about last year’s state budget elimination of PPS for Medi-Cal patients with Unsatisfactory Immigration Status (UIS) and the call to protect the full-year PPS delay in the final budget.

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Legislative Priorities

Advocates uses legislation to help create new laws, change existing laws, and prevent harmful changes that would affect CHCs statewide.

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Budget Priorities

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

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Regulatory and Administrative Priorities

Much of the advocacy we engage in happens at the Department, Agency, and Administration level. Once legislation is passed, ensuring successful implementation is crucial for our CHCs and patients.

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State Advocacy Resources

New: 2025 New Laws of Interest to CHCs: This document provides summaries of California laws passed in 2025 in areas such as behavioral health, managed care, workforce, etc. that may be of interest to community health centers.

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