California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 108, a $25 million emergency grant for cash-strapped public and nonprofit hospitals, days after Sen. John Laird, the Santa Cruz Democrat chairing Senate Budget, introduced it on May 4, 2026. Eligible hospitals must have under 10 days' cash on hand and over half their patients on government insurance or uninsured. The Department of Health Care Access and Information names recipients May 26. Watsonville Community, Madera Community and Southern Inyo plan to apply. Lawmakers including Cabaldon and Smallwood-Cuevas criticized narrow criteria amid Medi-Cal cuts under Trump's H.R. 1.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 108, a $25 million emergency grant for cash-strapped public and nonprofit hospitals, days after Sen....