HEALTH CARE: OCTOBER 1, 2025
Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center presented: Health Care, a conference on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 in Sacramento.
Our annual look at health care in the Golden State. California is reeling from devastating federal budget cuts to health care and social services while state leaders grapple with shortfalls in our own Budget. Whatever happens in DC and Sacramento, California’s health care system is poised to see major changes.
9:00 AM: Check in, coffee
9:20 AM: Welcome, Catharine Baker, UC Student and Policy Center; Tim Foster, Open California
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Panel 1: Clinics and Access
The impact of cuts to Planned Parenthood and other clinics and facilities which will disproportionately impact people who have low incomes and/or have no other options for health care
Susan Bonilla, California Pharmacists Association; Miranda Dietz, UC Berkeley Labor Center; Jodi Hicks, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California; Anna Marshall, California Primary Care Association; Amanda McAllister-Wallner, Health Access
Moderated by Rachel Bluth, POLITICO
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM – Panel 2: Medical Research
The impact of funding cuts and other restrictions on California medical research
Sam Chung; California Life Sciences; Dr. Harold Collard, UCSF; Jimmy Jackson, Biocom California; Asher Lisec, PhRMA
Moderated by David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report
Noon: Luncheon Keynote
Dr. S. Monica Soni of Covered California in conversation with Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly
1:00 PM– 2:00 PM – Panel 3: Hospitals
The impact of funding cuts on Hospitals and how the cuts to the Medicaid program will impact the delivery of care
Adam Dorsey, California Hospital Association; Graham Knaus, California State Association of Counties; Tam Ma, University of California Health; Kristoff Stremikis, California Health Care Foundation
Moderated by Samantha Young, KFF Health News
Three panel discussions and a Luncheon Keynote will explore how California will navigate cuts to health care, social services and research.
Health Care was held from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento.
For Registration information contact Melody Gere at (916) 444 7665 or [email protected].
For Sponsorship information contact Tim Foster at (916) 612 2613 or [email protected].
For questions about content, please contact Rich Ehisen at (916) 402-4886 or [email protected].
Thanks to our sponsors:
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, THE TRIBAL ALLIANCE OF SOVEREIGN INDIAN NATIONS, WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION, KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PERRY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, CAPITOL ADVOCACY, THE WEIDEMAN GROUP, CALKIN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, STUTZMAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LUCAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BICKER, CASTILLO, FAIRBANKS & SPITZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS and CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS