Author: ITUP
State Medicaid Agency Finds Staggering Losses for California Under U.S. Senate Bill
June 29, 2017
On June 28, 2017, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released its analysis of the impacts for California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, from the Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) now pending in the U.S. Senate. (See ITUP summary of the BCRA here.) DHCS…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Discussion Draft Continues Path to Increasing the Uninsured
June 23, 2017
Cuts Medicaid Even Deeper than House-passed Bill On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of legislation they are considering that would undo key provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) and make sweeping changes to the federal Medicaid program.…
Read MoreCalifornia Budget Conference Committee Considers Coverage Expansion for Young Adults
June 5, 2017
While federal policymakers consider legislation that would eliminate coverage for 23 million Americans, California considers expanding Medi-Cal to all low-income California residents up to age 26 Late last week, the two-house budget conference committee of the California…
Read MoreCBO Confirms Devastating Consequences of the House-passed American Health Care Act
May 25, 2017
On May 24, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated cost estimate for the American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 4, 2017, adjusting their analysis for last minute amendments to H.R. 1628. (See ITUP summary of AHCA here.) The…
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch, Issue 4 — The ACA and Medi-Cal: What’s at Stake?
May 25, 2017
This issue of ACA Watch highlights program and population changes that re-shaped Medi-Cal under ACA. In addition to expanding coverage for some of the state’s most disenfranchised residents, the ACA dramatically altered the demographic profile and scope of the Medi-Cal program. Download…
Read MoreCalifornia Moves to Protect ACA Consumer Cost-sharing Reductions (CSRs)
May 23, 2017
On May 18, 2017, California and New York led 13 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit affecting payments that reduce out-of-pocket costs for low income individuals enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. Under…
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