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NEW: Report from Berkeley Labor Center finds that over half a million Californians remain locked out of health care coverage due to their immigration and income status: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/californias-un…

Undocumented Californians are nearly 4 times more likely to be uninsured than citizens and lawfully present immigrants according to a new Berkeley Labor Center report. Allowing access to Covered California is a necessary step towards #Health4All

#SB525 would establish a $25 min wage for health care workers at various medical facilities. Our new study finds it could substantially improve conditions for low-wage health care workers, ameliorate staffing shortages, and improve quality of care. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/proposed-healt…

As CA transitions to a #CleanEnergyEconomy, it's essential to understand the challenges faced by the displaced workers caught in the middle. Don't miss our groundbreaking study of the effects of the Marathon Martinez refinery closure on its workers: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/fossil-fuel-la…

BIG: In the #MayRevise of the #CAbudget, @CAGovernor continues the historic funding commitment to expand full-scope Medi-Cal to all income-eligible Californians, regardless of immigration status! #Health4All ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSumm…

Looking to track Medi-Cal data but don't wanna futz with the HHS open data portal? Have I got a data visualization tool for you! chcf.org/publication/me…

We are hiring! Join our health care team as a health policy researcher, to conduct quantitative and/or qualitative research on health care and labor and employment issues, as well as provide technical assistance to stakeholders. Learn more & please share! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/job-opening-he…

The cost to the state of the proposal to raise the minimum wage of CA health care workers would be offset through reduced safety net spending for these workers and their families, our new study finds. Laurel Lucia Enrique Lopezlira Ken Jacobs Savannah Hunter laborcenter.berkeley.edu/health-care-mi…

In our Spring course “Labor Research for Action and Policy,” students explored issues facing young student-workers who are trying to get an education while facing personal and family economic insecurity. Check out our presentation! express.adobe.com/page/LPs6tvaJW…

PLEASE SHARE! Job Opening -- Lead Policy Researcher for our Tech and Work Program. Research emerging approaches to regulating new workplace technologies such as worker data analytics, electronic monitoring, and algorithmic management. Learn more: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/job-opening-le…

Hospital care is so expensive in Monterey County that the Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers urges pregnant teachers to deliver at a hospital outside the county if they can. Why are health care prices so high for workers there? Laurel Lucia laborcenter.berkeley.edu/why-are-health…

Great piece on how high hospital prices (driven by consolidation) erode workers for low-income workers. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/why-are-health…

Our new report updates our earlier estimates on the impact of the $25 health care minimum wage on workers, patients, and the state budget. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/ca-health-care… Laurel Lucia Enrique Lopezlira Ken Jacobs

Today’s must read: Professor Glenn Melnick of USC Price School pens this op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on the state’s latest effort to address health care affordability – the common sense idea to align growth in health spending with residents’ ability to pay – and why it may be at risk

🚨In a historic decision today following careful deliberation and public comment, the Office of Health Care Affordability's Board voted to approve a statewide health care spending target of 3% by 2029! Click below to learn more about why this matters: bit.ly/3UcKt0P

The Biden Administration just lifted health care restrictions for DACA recipients. Here's what that will mean in California. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/extending-cove…

Find out more in our newly updated Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/low-wage-work-…

Read our new report on the consequences for California if #IRA health care premium subsidies end. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/individual-mar… Health Access CA Laurel Lucia Miranda Dietz UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

#inflation is cooling, but if Congress allows key parts of the #InflationReductionAct to expire, health insurance premiums will rise for folks in the individual market, including more than 2 million in #California Who would pay more, and how much more? 🧵

CA's law significantly raising wages for health care workers is now being implemented. Our research finds the policy's benefits largely outweigh its costs, potentially saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Shannon McDonagh Newsweek newsweek.com/california-hea…