Month: June 2013
Summary of California Assembly Bill 85
June 28, 2013
Summary of AB 85: The Budget Trailer Bill Governing County Health Realignment This bill transfers realignment funds from county health to social services with a 5% CalWorks increase in aid payments on March 1, 2014. It reduces county health realignment funds by an average of 60%…
Read MoreMedi-Cal Expansion a Giant Step Forward for California
June 27, 2013
June 27, 2013 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Just as California led the nation in establishing the first state health insurance exchange following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, today's expansion of the Medi-Cal program brings the state one step closer to near…
Read MoreSurvey reveals which health care providers patients prefer
June 25, 2013
As Health Care Reform continues to roll out and coverage expands in 2014, the projected shortage of physicians begs the question: who will provide care to the millions of newly insured Americans? The Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the United States will have…
Read MoreLA County DACA Task Force Workshop – June 22, 2013
June 21, 2013
This Saturday the LA County DACA task Force is hosting four free legal workshops to assist immigrants under 32 with DACA applications. If you know of immigrants who need to adjust their immigration status in the LA County area please let them know about this event. Share this…
Read MoreSummary of Medicaid Expansion: SB X 1 1 and AB X 1 1
June 21, 2013
Download the full summary here: [download id="698" format="1"] Executive Summary Eligibility Coverage of Parents and MIAs up to 133% of FPL (MAGI, Modified Adjusted Gross Income eligibles) MAGI applies to all individuals and families, except the aged and disabled. Consolidation…
Read MoreCalifornia Legislature Passes Medi-Cal Expansion as Part of State Budget
June 17, 2013
On Saturday, the California Legislature passed final legislation to expand Medi-Cal as a part of a broader state budget agreement for FY 2013-14. The Medi-Cal program will expand in 2014 to provide health coverage to an additional 1 to 1.6 million Californians. The eligibility expansion…
Read MoreAZ Passes Medicaid Expansion (Before CA)
June 14, 2013
After a very contentious fight in the state's Republican leadership, Arizona lawmakers capped a six-month legislative session by agreeing to expand the state's Medicaid program. After Governor Jan Brewer refused to sign any other bills until lawmakers passed a budget that included…
Read MoreLegislative Committees Approve Medicaid Expansion
June 13, 2013
The Assembly and Senate Health Committees passed AB X 1 1 (Perez) and SB X 1 1 (Hernandez), the Medi-Cal expansion bills, this week. This is a major step forward although there are still some details that will need to be worked out as part of the ongoing budget and bill negotiations. An…
Read MoreThe Reckoning
June 13, 2013
[download id="695" format="1"] I have been haunted for the last decades by David Halberstam’s book, “The Reckoning” which details the decline and fall of the Big Three Detroit automakers who forgot the basics of design, engineering, and quality while focusing obsessively on…
Read MoreOutlines of the Budget Compromise
June 11, 2013
1. Governor Brown’s economic estimate The Budget will be based on Governor Brown’s economic estimates of $96 billion in General Fund revenues, despite the Legislative Analyst’s Office projection that revenues would be $3 billion higher. 2. Governor Brown’s school…
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