Legislative/Advocacy

We are thrilled to announce that the California Access Coalition is sponsoring the following legislation to reduce out-of-pocket costs and ensure patient access to behavioral health treatment. Click here for the 2020 CAC Bill List. 

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AB 2984 (Daly) Prescription drug prices

This bill helps ensure that negotiated rebates on prescription medications are ALWAYS shared with patients, lowering their out of pocket costs at the pharmacy. See below for more information. 

• Bill language

• Bill backgrounder 

• Sponsor letter

• Coalition letter

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AB 3285 (Irwin) Access to Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness for Medi-Cal Enrollees

This bill will improve access to anti-psychotic medications for Medi-Cal patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI). 

• Fact sheet

• Q and A

• Sponsor letter