California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 108, a $25 million emergency grant for cash-strapped public and nonprofit hospitals, days after Sen. John Laird, Santa Cruz Democrat and Senate Budget chair, introduced it on May 4, 2026. Eligibility requires under 10 days cash on hand and over half of patients on government insurance or uninsured. The Department of Health Care Access and Information names recipients May 26. Likely applicants include Watsonville Community, Madera Community, and Southern Inyo. Lawmakers including Cabaldon, Smallwood-Cuevas and Tangipa criticized narrow criteria amid Medi-Cal cuts under Trump's H.R. 1.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 108, a $25 million emergency grant for cash-strapped public and nonprofit hospitals, days after Sen. John L...