September 28th, 2020
Governor signs mental health parity bill, SB 855
We’ve made a major breakthrough on expanding access to mental health care. Last week Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 855, a landmark mental health bill that requires private insurers to cover medically necessary treatments for all mental health and substance use disorders. We partnered with State Senator Wiener and mental health advocacy organizations, including the […]
September 26th, 2020
Press release: Governor signs NUHW-backed mental health bill
Statement by Sal Rosselli, National Union of Healthcare Workers President, on Governor Newsom signing SB 855 into law The following statement is from Sal Rosselli, president of the National Union of Health Care Workers (NUHW), which represents nearly 5,000 mental health clinicians in California. SB 855 is a major breakthrough for expanding access to mental health care and […]
September 1st, 2020
AUGUST 2020 PULSE
In August, NUHW members won COVID-related concessions from two Orange County hospitals, used COVID-19 surveys to press for improvements at Petaluma Valley Hospital, helped pass a major mental health care reform bill, and pressed harder to expand COVID-19 testing for all healthcare workers throughout California. Check out the stories below, and be sure to follow […]
August 28th, 2020
NUHW members help pass major mental health reform bill
NUHW’s top priority on this year’s legislative calendar was passed by the State Assembly and State Senate this month and is now heading to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 855, sponsored by Senators Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco and Jim Beall, D-San Jose, would require insurers to cover all forms of mental health and […]
August 27th, 2020
Be prepared to vote
As a democratic union, NUHW depends on members to interview candidates and determine which ones have earned our endorsement. Endorsement meetings are currently underway, and NUHW’s full slate of endorsements for the November election will be available in September. In the meantime, make sure you’ll be eligible to vote and have a plan to cast […]