Author: Deborah Kelch
2016 Legislative Wrap-Up
October 11, 2016
At the end of August, the California Legislature adjourned the 2015-2016 legislative session. The Governor had until September 30 to review and consider all bills the Legislature passed and sent to him. This summary highlights key health care bills signed by the Governor, vetoed…
Read MoreGovernor Signs SB 10 — Legislation Aimed at Allowing Undocumented Californians to Buy Coverage in the State Exchange
June 14, 2016
Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 (Lara) which requires Covered California to seek federal approval allowing undocumented Californians to buy health coverage through the exchange. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits undocumented persons from buying coverage or receiving subsidies…
Read MoreMay 2016 Legislative Summary
May 24, 2016
Dozens of health care bills have been moving through the California Legislature in the second half of the 2015-16 legislative session. As of this writing, many of the bills are on temporary hold in the Suspense files of the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committee pending further…
Read MoreMedi-Cal For All Children Goes Live Today
May 16, 2016
On Friday May 13, 2016, the state Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) notified the Department of Finance that all systems are go to implement SB 75 (Medi-Cal for All Children) today. The Medi-Cal for All Children Expansion means that low-income undocumented children will,…
Read MoreReflections on the 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
March 23, 2016
Today we mark six years since passage of the landmark federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is an important opportunity to take time and acknowledge our collective efforts to embrace and fully implement the ACA and its coverage expansions. ACA implementation has essentially cut…
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