AB 1113 is an attack on California’s most vulnerable patients and the community health centers and clinics that serve them. This bill imposes unnecessary and dangerous restrictions that would destabilize community health centers and clinics that are on the front lines ensuring all Californians have access to quality and affordable healthcare.
I/we oppose AB 1113 – the dangerous attack on vulnerable patients. With Medicaid already under attack in Congress, California lawmakers should prioritize protecting vulnerable patients and the community health centers and clinics that serve them. California must act NOW and reject AB 1113 to safeguard access to essential care for our most vulnerable communities.
AB 1113 imposes dangerous & arbitrary requirements that would prevent health centers and clinics from funding essential patient services including community outreach, case management, medical devices and all management staff.
AB 1113 inexplicably exempts certain health centers and clinics but includes others—deepening inequities among health centers and their patients.
Amid looming federal Medicaid cuts, AB 1113 would further destabilize already-struggling community health centers and clinics, especially in communities where they are the only care providers.
Community health centers and clinics are already heavily regulated by the federal and state government and have strict reporting requirements including frequent audits.
AB 1113 would create a new and expensive reporting process that will force health centers and clinics to spend millions of limited resources on unnecessary bureaucracy—risking closure and jeopardizing access to care for vulnerable patients.