Department of Health Care Access and Information

State Launches $20 Million Program Aimed At Expanding, Diversifying ‘Reproductive Health Care Work Force’

December 1, 2023 6:30 amDecember 1, 2023 6:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that abortion services would be expanded once again in California through the new Reproductive Health Service Corps (RHSC), a new $20 million program that aims to increase and diversify the reproductive health care workforce to...

State Awards Nearly $8 Million For Better Security At Abortion Facilities

May 9, 2023 2:35 amMay 9, 2023 2:36 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that nearly $8 million in grants would be awarded to advance security at 21 abortion and reproductive health facilities. Since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was passed in the U.S. Supreme Court last year, states...

Emergency Hospital Loan Bill Designed To Halt Closures Passed In Assembly, Senate

May 5, 2023 2:06 pmMay 5, 2023 2:06 pm

The California Assembly and Senate passed an emergency bill on Thursday to give $150 million loans to struggling hospitals in the state, amid recent reports that as many as 20% of California’s hospitals are at risk of closure and bankruptcy....