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, 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 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...

Padilla, Schiff Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Firefighters With Service-Related Cancers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As thousands of firefighters work around the clock to combat the ongoing Southern California fires, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing bipartisan legislation...

Padilla, Tillis, Cárdenas Applaud FCC Vote to Improve Routing of Wireless Calls to the 988 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, and Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.-29), co-chair of the bipartisan House 988 & Crisis Services Task Force, applauded the Federal...

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...