About Our Organization

California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) mission is to expand equitable access to quality, affordable health care for all Californians through resilient facilities, actionable information, and the health workforce each community needs. 

HCAI Program Areas:

  • Facilities: monitor the construction, renovation, and seismic safety of California’s hospitals and skilled nursing facilities
  • Financing: provide loan insurance for nonprofit healthcare facilities to develop or expand services
  • Workforce: promote a culturally competent and diverse healthcare workforce
  • Data: collect, manage, analyze and report information about California’s healthcare infrastructure and patient outcomes
  • Affordability: analyze health care cost trends and drivers of spending, enforce health care cost targets, and conduct cost and market impact reviews of proposed health care consolidations

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March 20, 2023 See the Health Care Payments Data Program Quarterly Newsletter for March 2023

Get the latest programmatic updates, upcoming meeting information and more.

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March 7, 2023 California Awards $16.9 Million in Grants to Expand Registered Nurse Training Programs 

The awards support 565 student slots, an increase of 153 slots from the previous application cycle.

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March 1, 2023 New Members Named to Health Care Affordability Board

With the appointment of the Health Care Affordability Board California took a significant step toward ensuring that all Californians have…

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