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, Jacobs Highlight Importance of Protecting Medi-Cal

SAN DIEGO, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-51) joined health care providers and community leaders in San Diego to highlight the dangerous impacts of President Trump and Republicans’ proposals to dismantle Medicaid, emphasizing...

Padilla, Schiff Push VA to Bolster Emergency Services for Veterans Affected by LA Fires

Senators: “While the fires have been extinguished, veterans will have ongoing needs for months if not years ahead” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) urged Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins...

Padilla, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Support Medical Schools in Vulnerable Communities, Strengthen Diversity Among Health Care Providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to address the lack of representation of students of color, rural students, and underserved students in the physician pipeline. The bill would...

Padilla, Jacobs Highlight Importance of Protecting Medi-Cal

SAN DIEGO, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-51) joined health care providers and community leaders in San Diego to highlight the dangerous impacts of President Trump and Republicans’ proposals to dismantle Medicaid, emphasizing...

Padilla, Schiff Push VA to Bolster Emergency Services for Veterans Affected by LA Fires

Senators: “While the fires have been extinguished, veterans will have ongoing needs for months if not years ahead” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) urged Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins...

Padilla, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Support Medical Schools in Vulnerable Communities, Strengthen Diversity Among Health Care Providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to address the lack of representation of students of color, rural students, and underserved students in the physician pipeline. The bill would...

Padilla, Banks Introduce Bipartisan Tyler’s Law to Fight Fentanyl Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced Tyler’s Law, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help combat the fentanyl crisis. The bill directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide hospitals with...

Padilla, Pfluger Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of World Teen Mental Wellness Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with Representatives August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Kim Schrier (D-Wash.-8),...

Padilla, Schiff Sound Alarm Over Trump Admin’s Illegal, Indiscriminate Funding Cuts to National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) expressed serious concerns over the Trump Administration’s proposed funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that would create a severe funding shortfall for research institutions across...

Padilla, Schiff Raise Alarm on Trump Administration Targeting Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

Senators: “We write to say no to Elon Musk and DOGE, and demand hands off Medicare or Medicaid” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and...

WATCH: Padilla Slams RFK Jr. Nomination to Lead Health and Human Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor to oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), raising the alarm on the disastrous...

Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and a group of 30 other Senators in calling on Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink to...

Padilla Introduces Resolution to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. The resolution calls on Congress to establish a nationwide strategy to address health...