On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, allowing states to ban or severely limit access to abortion. California, as a Reproductive Freedom state, took immediate steps to protect abortion rights and access. AB 2134 (Weber) established the California Reproductive Health Equity Program (currently referred to as the Uncompensated Care grant program) within the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), and the legislature appropriated funds to ensure abortion and contraception services are affordable for and accessible to all patients seeking these essential health services across the state. HCAI designated Essential Access Health (Essential Access) as the Program Administrator for the Uncompensated Care grant program to distribute program funding and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
Uncompensated Care Grant Fund
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, allowing states to ban or severely limit access to abortion. California, as a Reproductive Freedom state, took immediate steps to protect abortion rights and access. AB 2134 (Weber) established the California Reproductive Health Equity Program (currently referred to as the Uncompensated Care grant program) within the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), and the legislature appropriated funds to ensure abortion and contraception services are affordable for and accessible to all patients seeking these essential health services across the state. HCAI designated Essential Access Health (Essential Access) as the Program Administrator for the Uncompensated Care grant program to distribute program funding and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.