Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California

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Health Care

Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American. No family should face bankruptcy because of an illness or be forced to choose between making rent and paying for medication. In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access. He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.

Alex strongly supported the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic agreement that extended Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and capped out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and insulin costs for millions of Californians on Medicare.

Alex also knows that mental health is just as important as physical health. That’s why he created the first ever Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus as a forum to come together to create meaningful solutions to the mental health crisis in America.

Recent News

Padilla Introduces Legislation to Address National Health Care Disparities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) as well as Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC),...

Padilla, Tillis Pass Bipartisan Resolution to Combat the National Crisis in Children’s Mental Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, passed a Senate resolution to raise the alarm about the mental health care crisis American children face and highlight the...

Padilla Applauds Labor Department’s Historic Federal Workplace Heat Standard Proposal

Proposed Rule Follows Padilla’s Efforts to Establish Federal Standard to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, amid extreme heat waves across California and the nation, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) applauded the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to...

Padilla Introduces Legislation to Address National Health Care Disparities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) as well as Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC),...

Padilla, Tillis Pass Bipartisan Resolution to Combat the National Crisis in Children’s Mental Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, passed a Senate resolution to raise the alarm about the mental health care crisis American children face and highlight the...

Padilla Applauds Labor Department’s Historic Federal Workplace Heat Standard Proposal

Proposed Rule Follows Padilla’s Efforts to Establish Federal Standard to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, amid extreme heat waves across California and the nation, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) applauded the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to...

Padilla Urges HHS to Fully Implement MENA Community Inclusion Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), as well as Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-06) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.-12), applauded the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) efforts...

Padilla Urges Biden Administration to Finalize Rules to Strengthen Mental Health Insurance Coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators in calling on the Biden Administration to finalize the proposed mental health parity rule released...

Padilla, Cárdenas Introduce Legislation to Bolster Children’s Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, at the start of Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.-29) introduced the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act to support and bolster vital pediatric health care infrastructure. As children’s hospitals struggle to...

Padilla, Booker Announce Bill to Make Access to Equitable Health Care a Protected Civil Right

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the Equal Health Care for All Act, bicameral legislation that would make equal access to medical care a protected civil right to help address the racial inequities and...

Padilla Secures California Investments, Provisions to Strengthen Workplace Safety and Mental Health Care in Bipartisan Funding Package

FY 24 Appropriations Package Passes Senate with Over $30 Million for 27 Community Projects Across California WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $30 million for 27 community projects across California in the...

Padilla, Tillis, Cárdenas, HHS Secretary Becerra Join FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel to Announce Proposal for Improved Routing of Wireless Calls to the 9-8-8 Lifeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.-29), co-chair of the bipartisan House 988 & Crisis Services Task Force, and U.S. Secretary of Health and...

Senate Passes Padilla Bills, Amendments in FY 2024 Appropriations Minibus Package; Padilla Secures Over $286 Million for 171 Community Projects Across California

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $286 million for 171 community projects across California and provisions to improve emergency evacuation route planning, streamline veterans’ access to housing vouchers, expand collaboration between the...