California Health and Safety Code

§ 127501

HSC § 127501 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 107 · Part 2 · Ch. 2.6 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)There is hereby established, within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, the Office of Health Care Affordability. The Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall be the director of the office and shall carry out all functions of that position, including enforcement.

(b)The office shall be responsible for analyzing the health care market for cost trends and drivers of spending, developing data-informed policies for lowering health care costs for consumers and purchasers, creating a state strategy for controlling the cost of health care and ensuring affordability for consumers and purchasers, and enforcing cost targets.

(c)The office shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 641, Sec. 2. (AB 1415) Effective January 1, 2026.