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Partial Victory – But More to be Done!
Last week the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate funds to prevent 92 layoffs at Alameda Health System. This is a win! We are grateful to all the community members who heard us, emailed their supervisors, and took a stand for public healthcare. Thank you! But we are not done yet.
The outpatient behavioral health programs at Highland and Fairmont are still slated for closure on 10/31. These programs provide ongoing mental health care for some of the most vulnerable residents of our community and need our support now more than ever.
We fought hard to secure this funding for the upcoming fiscal year. But H.R. 1, the "Big Beautiful Bill" that slashed our public healthcare budget, has not gone away, and we need to continue to fight for the long term financial security of AHS.
Stay tuned here for updates as we celebrate this win but continue to organize to save AHS!
Help Spread the Word!
Join Us for Public Outreach: Saturday, June 20
We will be out in public getting the word out about these cuts and what it means for all of us. Materials will be provided. Join us at the following locations, and GET IN TOUCH with us for more information.
Why We're Fighting
Alameda Health System (AHS) is the safety-net hospital network for Alameda County — serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. For decades, AHS has been the backbone of healthcare for low-income families, seniors, and working people across our community.
Now, proposed budget cuts and staffing reductions threaten to gut the services our neighbors depend on. Layoffs of experienced healthcare workers put patient safety at risk and undermine the quality of care that our community has fought hard to build.
We believe that public healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Join us in demanding that Alameda County protect AHS and the workers who make it run.
Contact Usinfo@saveahs.org
Fact SheetNo Cuts · No Layoffs · No Closures
AHS Is Not Alone — This Is Happening Everywhere
AHS is one of 446 hospitals across 44 states now at high risk of closing or cutting services due to the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — which slashes $911 billion from Medicaid and CHIP over the next decade. Public safety-net hospitals that serve low-income communities are bearing the brunt of these cuts nationwide.
California's safety-net hospitals face pressure from two directions simultaneously. At the federal level, Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill cuts $911 billion from Medicaid nationally, with major impacts beginning in 2027. At the state level, Governor Newsom froze new Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented adults effective January 1, 2026 — locking out hundreds of thousands of eligible patients who would have relied on AHS and hospitals like it. The result: 31% of California hospitals are now at high risk, one of the worst rates in the nation, and AHS is already in crisis before the full weight of federal cuts has even arrived.
Projected 10-year reduction in federal Medicaid funding to California hospitals. Major impacts begin in 2027.
Eligible undocumented adults locked out of full-scope Medi-Cal as of January 1, 2026 — patients who would have relied on AHS and safety-net hospitals throughout California.
AHS is uniquely exposed — six in ten dollars of revenue come from Medi-Cal, making both federal and state-level cuts a direct existential threat.
State estimates of how many Californians could lose Medi-Cal coverage from full federal and state cuts — gutting the patient base that safety-net hospitals exist to serve.
A March 2026 analysis of CMS financial data covering 95% of US hospitals, identifying 446 hospitals at heightened risk due to Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The Money Exists to Fully Fund Health Care
We are told there is no money for public healthcare. The numbers below tell a different story. While AHS faces cuts that will devastate our community, billions — and trillions — of dollars are flowing elsewhere. This is a question of priorities, not scarcity.
2025 military budget: $1 trillion. Proposed 2027 military budget: $1.5 trillion — a 50% increase while healthcare is gutted.
Total U.S. military aid given to support Israel's genocide since October 7, 2023.
Cost of the U.S. war on Iran — and climbing.
The highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in U.S. history — more than the FBI, DEA, ATF, and Secret Service combined.
U.S. oil company profits since the U.S. war on Iran began in February — while Americans lose healthcare access.
California's economy is larger than that of Germany, Japan, India, and the UK. The resources exist.
California is home to over 200 billionaires — more than almost any country on Earth.
Total combined profit for the top ten U.S. corporations last year. One year of profits from ten companies could fund Medicaid for decades.
AHS executives issued themselves $7 million in bonuses over the last two years — while proposing to lay off frontline healthcare workers.
AHS executives spent $6 million on a 3-year fancy office lease at Jack London Square — a waterfront luxury address — while cutting patient services.
The Money Exists.
Our lives are not expendable.