Affordable health care for all
We are one of the first states in the nation to offer health care to everyone with low incomes. We did this through an expansion of Medi-Cal. You can get this medical care, no matter your immigration status. California is also lowering health care costs, including for prescription drugs and insulin. And we are increasing access to high-quality health care providers.
Transforming behavioral health
California is making behavioral health services more available to all, especially our youth. We’re investing in our health care workers and building housing and treatment sites. We’re getting more help to those challenged with mental illness and substance abuse. And we’ve started a nation-leading program called CARE Court. It helps get people off the streets, out of jails and hospitals, and into treatment, with the support they need.
Safeguarding reproductive health
Radical politicians are assaulting women’s health care with dangerous and deadly consequences. But California is protecting women. Governor Newsom has taken action, including signing more than 20 laws to support and expand abortion care. He led the successful push to have the right to reproductive freedom added to California’s constitution. We will protect women who seek basic care and the health care workers who provide it.
News about health care
Governor Newsom announces proposed budget that refills the state’s “Rainy Day Fund,” protects previous accomplishments, and makes historic investments in education
Jan 9, 2026
News Putting money in state reserves — to total $23 billion Funding new reproductive health grants to fight Trump's war on women Accountability, fraud, and waste prevention What you need to know: Governor Newsom’s 2026-27 budget proposal reflects a balanced yet...
El Gobernador Newsom presenta su último discurso sobre el Estado del Estado, honrando al pasado de California y reafirmando un futuro más brillante para todos
Jan 8, 2026
News SACRAMENTO — Hoy, el Gobernador Gavin Newsom presentó su último discurso sobre el Estado del Estado ante una sesión conjunta de la legislatura estatal. En sus comentarios, reafirmó el papel de California como referente nacional de la democracia, motor económico...
One year after Los Angeles firestorms, California continues statewide recovery and behavioral health support
Jan 8, 2026
News SACRAMENTO – One year after devastating firestorms swept through Los Angeles County, Governor Gavin Newsom reaffirmed the state’s commitment to an all-of-government approach to recovery, prioritizing mental health and community resilience. “California remains...