UC Health and other public hospital leaders urge focus on eligibility and funding challenges
May 5, 2026 •
Health leaders participated in a recent legislative and policy briefing hosted by University of California Health and the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH). From left to right: Natividad CEO Chad Harris, M.D.; UC Health Executive Vice President David Rubin, M.D.; UC Davis Health Interim CEO Michael Condrin, M.B.A.; and Erica Murray, former CAPH president and CEO.
At a recent legislative and policy briefing hosted by University of California Health and the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, a panel of experts warned that federal actions would destabilize California’s statewide health care ecosystem, which is already under strain.
These heightened concerns are driven by the provisions of H.R. 1 — a federal budget and policy bill passed last summer that pays for tax cuts by narrowing Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) eligibility and cutting funding for the program by roughly one trillion dollars nationally over the next decade.
“This is… an existential issue for safety-net providers,” said UC Health Executive Vice President David Rubin, M.D., who moderated the discussion.
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