CHCF July 19, 2024
Anthony Wright reflects on 22 years in Sacramento fighting for better health care for Californians
For more than two decades, Anthony Wright has been an influential leader in the battle for health reform in California. As executive director of the consumer advocacy coalition Health Access California, Wright helped engineer significant reforms that expanded insurance coverage and access to care for millions.
Under his leadership, Health Access helped lay the groundwork for California’s successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the expansion of Medi-Cal to undocumented populations, state subsidies for Covered California plans, stronger consumer protections, new quality and equity standards for health plans, and the establishment of the state Office of Health Care Affordability. The California Health Care...