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Section Updates for September 10, 2025

CENTRAL VALLEY: In late August, Hospital Council met with Rep. Adam Gray (D-Merced) to discuss hospitals and health care in the Central Valley, including the ongoing Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis. Rep. Gray expressed a desire to host follow-up meetings with state health leaders focusing specifically on the Central Valley’s health needs.

More Than $2 Billion Available in Upcoming Settlement Opportunities

Deadlines are approaching for hospitals to recover more than $2 billion in settlement funds from several major class action settlements. The complexity and obscurity of the claims process can often lead to missed opportunities, but through Hospital Council’s partnership with Managed Care Advisory Group, LLC (MCAG), members have access to the industry leader and the...

Is Your Hospital Ready?

Change is nothing new in health care. From technological innovations to shifting patient needs, hospitals have constant reasons to evolve. That ability to adapt is taking on a new urgency in the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which only compounds the financial challenges hospitals face.  

Federal Grants Pose Limited Opportunity for Rural Providers

Faced with growing challenges, rural hospitals across Northern California are finding innovative ways to do more with less. Rural hospitals are not a “nice to have” — they are essential to the strength, stability, and survival of California’s entire health care system. When a rural hospital closes, the ripple effects are immediate and far-reaching: