Insurance companies that focus more on their bottom lines than patients are raking in $47 billion annually. Meanwhile, patients suffer at their expense. #PatientsOverPremiums

“The life-saving and life-changing hospital care [Californians] rely on is at risk,” says Senator Brian Dahle. This isn’t an exaggeration for the millions of rural Californians who depend on their local hospitals. #ProtectRuralHospitals

When insurers delay care prescribed by a patient’s medical team, “it’s really the patients who are stuck in the middle. It’s not their fault. They’re just trying to get well,” said chief medical officer Dr. Sean Mairano at Enloe Health, CalMatters reports. #HoldInsurersAccountable

CA is among the states with the most #ruralhospitals at risk of closure – 10 at immediate risk of closing in 2-3 years & 18 at risk of closing in 6-7 years, Becker's Hospital Review reports. This is why the state must #ProtectRuralHospitals and the patients who depend on them. Read more:

No parent should have to watch their child suffer because of insurance companies’ red tape. Hospitals are keeping their commitment to California families. Too many insurance companies are not. #HoldInsurersAccountable

As insurance companies that prioritize profits over patients continue to violate California’s patient protection laws, CHA has filed a lawsuit asking the courts to step in on patients’ behalf. Read more about our work to #HoldInsurersAccountable in today’s news release:

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure at Tri-City Medical Center used to biopsy lung tissue when cancer is suspected. bit.ly/3sYlogM

Once a thriving, rural medical hub, Madera County is now a medical desert for 160K residents. And the future doesn’t look good for other rural communities whose hospitals are nearing financial breakdown.

Rural Californians are important –—“These are the people that all Californians depend on for food, water, power, and the preservation of the state’s natural beauty,” says Senator Brian Dahle. Nevertheless, they’re being left behind by rural hospital closures. #ProtectRuralHospitals

After retiring, Diane Robinson pursued a doctorate and volunteered, but old injuries posed a threat to her ability to walk. A surgical team at Providence Little Company of Mary performed a complex spine procedure that transformed her life. bit.ly/3N4NjCz

Thank you Steve Glazer for meeting with #ruralhospital leaders and engaging on the challenges they face in #RuralCA - financial distress, access, workforce recruitment, and others. Hospitals greatly appreciate the opportunity to have these conversations & explore possible

Thank you office of Senator Monique Limón for taking the time to meet with #ruralhospital leaders & engage on the challenges that rural hospitals face – financial distress, maintaining #AccessToCare , workforce recruitment, and others. Hospitals look forward to continued conversations

The state must continue to prioritize the needs of our rural areas. Lives are at risk. Californians are at risk. #SupportRuralHospitals

Patients at Providence St. John’s Health Center receive new, high-tech atrial fibrillation treatment that allows “procedures to be done more easily, significantly faster, and with excellent outcomes.” bit.ly/3W1VZig

Thank you Senator Lena Gonzalez for meeting with rural hospital leaders & for continuing to prioritize #ruralhospitals amid the unique challenges they face – financial hardship, maintaining #AccessToCare , workforce recruitment, & others. Hospitals look forward to future discussions &

Specialty health care is increasingly hard to find in rural areas. Consider: 40% of rural hospitals were forced to stop offering chemotherapy services. Chronically ill patients must travel even farther for life-sustaining care. #ProtectRuralHospitals

Ahead of next week’s Senate Health Committee hearing on SB 1423, CHA issued a news release about the immense challenges California’s #ruralhospitals face in maintaining #AccessToCare for the nearly 2 million people who rely on them. Read more: bit.ly/3Uytp7b

“Nearly 750,000 of the state’s 2 million rural residents live in communities served by California’s critical access hospitals … Now, the life-saving and life-changing hospital care they depend on is at risk,” Sen. Senator Brian Dahle highlights. #SupportRuralHospitals

Thank you office of Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for your engagement with #ruralhospital leaders on the challenges they face related to financial distress, maintaining #AccessToCare , and others. Rural hospitals look forward to continued conversations and identifying solutions to

Thanks to the office of Assemblyman Vince Fong for meeting with #ruralhospital leaders and continuing to #SupportRuralHospitals . Critical access hospitals run into many challenges related to affordability, access, workforce recruitment, and others. Thank you for prioritizing #RuralCA ,