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California Legislators Unite to Launch the California Legislative Children’s Caucus

“It’s about time California focused on children. That’s why we decided to found the California Legislative Children’s Caucus. We are over 40 members strong across the Assembly and Senate including Democrats and Republicans. We are going to be focused on solutions – solutions that are child-centered,” said Assemblymember Bonta.

Assembly Health Committee Blasts the Federal Government for Raising Healthcare Costs for Californians

“The federal dollars which once supported health care for working families are now being funneled into mass deportation operations, operations that resulted in tragic murders by federal agents of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Silverio Villegas González in Illinois, and Keith Porter here in California. This is where our health care funding is going,” said Assemblymember Mia Bonta.

Asm. Mia Bonta Reacts to OpenAI’s Release of ‘ChatGPT Health’

Assemblymember Bonta’s AB 489 went into effect this year putting guardrails on AI in health.
“By asking its millions of users to upload their personal medical records to its new ChatGPT Health, OpenAI is opening itself to the highest possible scrutiny regarding data privacy."

California Increases Oversight on Private Equity Health Care Spending as Governor Newsom Signs Asm. Mia Bonta’s AB 1415

AB 1415 strengthens California’s Office of Health Care Affordability to monitor private equity and hedge fund acquisitions of hospitals and medical providers.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 1415, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, strengthening the ability of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) t