October 3, 2024

The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) was established in 2022 to move California health care toward a lower cost, high value system. In April 2024, the OHCA board approved a statewide health care spending target of 3 percent, to be phased in over the next five years. Beginning in 2026, the OHCA will be authorized to take enforcement action against health care entities that exceed the target. Can OHCA remake the state’s health care system by encouraging providers to focus on providing quality care at a reasonable cost?

Panelists: Ben Johnson, California Hospital Association; Lynne Kinst, Hemophilia Council of California; Elizabeth Mitchell, Purchaser Business Group on Health; Dr. Richard Pan, California Health Care Affordability Board.

Moderated by Sigrid Bathen, Capitol Weekly