The ability of California hospitals to provide high-quality health care to millions of patients across the state, day in and day out, depends heavily on local, state and federal funding.

CHA monitors budget activities on the federal and state levels. As health care spending continues to outpace growth in the economy, government health care programs become a larger target for focused scrutiny. The financial challenges facing California hospitals are projected to heighten, as attention on Medicare and Medi-Cal increases. The rising cost of providing health care will continue to put pressure on California and the United States regarding how to allocate limited resources. CHA follows these budget decisions closely, and provides members with expert analysis — through CHA DataSuite — of the economic impacts of proposed and final state and federal budget actions.