| From Washington, DC |
Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| News from DC: Newsletter #5 |
October 2009 |
Reports on health insurance affordability under existing reform plans; examines health insurance exchanges as bad risk pools. |
| News from DC: Newsletter #4 |
October 2009 |
Reports on Value-Based Purchasing, underwriting reform, and the role of prevention in health reform. |
| News From DC: Newsletter #3 |
August
2009 |
Discusses small business' stake in health reform as well as health cooperatives as a bipartisan approach. |
| News From DC: Newsletter #2 |
July
2009 |
Briefly discusses how the CBO scores health reform and options for financing reform. |
| News From DC: Newsletter #1 |
July
2009 |
Briefly discusses the public plan option and the health insurance exchange. |
|
Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| Exchange Bills Summary |
July 2010 |
Summarizes California's proposed health insurance exchange legislation. |
| ITUP Presentation of PPACA |
June 2010 |
A presentation summarizing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| Medi-Cal Restructuring |
June 2010 |
Recommended changes to Medi-Cal prepared for California Healthline (original link) |
| Improving the Value of Health Care |
May 2010 |
Analyzes the cost containment mechanisms in federal health legislation and explores the impact on California. |
| Primary Care and Prevention: Changes Under Federal Reform |
April 2010 |
Assesses the changes to primary care and prevention under federal health reform as it pertains to California. |
| California Impacts of Health Reform |
April 2010 |
Analyzes the myriad impacts that federal health reform legislation has on California and lays out the opportunities to cover California's uninsured. Also includes commentary on changes to the insured. |
| Health Insurance Exchange |
April 2010 |
Summarizes the provisions in HR 3590 on health insurance exchanges and provides recommendations on how the exchange should appear in California. |
| Health Reform for Small Businesses |
April 2010 |
A presentation delivered via webinar on important aspects of health reform for small businesses. |
| Section by Section Guide to Health Reform |
April 2010 |
Summarizes H.R. 3590 and H.R. 4872. |
| Covering the MIAs |
April 2010 |
A piece exploring various mechanisms for covering medically indigent adults in California. This piece was prepared for a feature by California Healthline. |
| Presentation on the Exchange.pps (Handout Format.pdf) |
March 2010 |
A presentation on the Health Insurance Exchange |
| Implementing Health Reform: High Risk Pool |
March 2010 |
Analysis of federal law pertaining to the establishment of high-risk coverage, summary of California's current program (MRMIP) and recommendations for implementation. |
| Health Reform Timeline |
March 2010 |
Timeline of health reform implementation. |
| Federal Health Reform Matrix |
March 2010 |
A final matrix describing the health reform legislation passed. |
| Before and After Health Reform |
March 2010 |
A piece describing the changes in coverage and funding that will take place under proposed federal reforms. |
| County-by-County Analysis.xls |
March 2010 |
Accompanies the "Before and After Health Reform" piece; analyzes how federal reforms will affect coverage and financing in California by county |
| Federal Reform in California (.pps) |
March 2010 |
A presentation demonstrating how California would be impacted with and without a federal health reform plan in place. |
| Summary of President's Proposal |
February 2010 |
Summarizes President Barack Obama's health reform proposal. |
| A History of Health Reform |
February 2010 |
Discusses US health reforms of years and decades past. |
| Impact on Federal Health Reform on Clinics |
January 2010 |
A matrix of changes to clinics under federal health reform. |
| California Fact Sheet on Federal Reform |
January 2010 |
Digests what federal health reform would change in California in a fact-sheet format |
| Federal Health Reform and Small Business |
January 2010 |
Discusses the aspects of federal health reform that will affect indirectly and directly small businesses |
| Weighing the Options |
January 2010 |
Analyzes the remaining options to pass a federal health reform bill without a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. |
| Impact of Federal Health Reform on California's State Budget |
January 2010 |
Discusses the state spending requirements under congressional health reform plans. |
| Summary of Differences between US House and Senate health reform bills |
January 2010 |
Summarizes the remaining differences between the US Senate and House of Representatives' health reform legialstion. |
| Health Reform Comparison Matrix Updated |
December 2009 |
An updated matrix comparing the US House of Representatives and US Senate Health Reform bills |
| Life or Death for the Uninsured |
December 2009 |
A brief overview of several studies that demonstrate an increased mortality risk in the uninsured. |
| Medicare Buy-In |
December 2009 |
Discusses the idea of Medicare buy-in as an alternative to a public plan. |
| Thinking About the End Game |
December 2009 |
A piece that examines the hot-button issues of health reform including the public option, cuts to Medicare, abortion policy, and more. |
| Health Reform Building Blocks |
November 2009 |
A chart illustrating the building blocks of health reform legislation being debated in Congress. |
| Improving Affordability Under Federal Reform |
November 2009 |
Discusses the role of the the proposed health insurance exchanges under federal reform plans. |
| H.R. 3962 Overview |
November 2009 |
Overview of H.R. 3962 |
| Section Summary of H.R. 3962 |
November 2009 |
Section-by-section guide of H.R. 3962 |
| Cost Containment in H.R. 3962 |
November 2009 |
Summary of cost-containment mechanisms in H.R. 3962 |
| CBO Scores of the Healthy Future Act |
October 2009 |
Summarizing the Congressional Budget Office's scoring of the Healthy Future Act. |
| California's Health Care to the Uninsured Falls Behind |
October 2009 |
A summary of a recent study comparing 50 state care to the uninsured. |
| Framework |
September 2009 |
A summary of the framework piece by Sen. Max Baucus outlining key elements of health reform. |
| Health Reform Comparisons II |
September 2009 |
A matrix comparing major federal health reform plans. This is an updated version from a matrix released in July. |
| Cooperatives and Public Plans |
September 2009 |
A piece examining the health cooperative and the public plan option. |
| Open Letter |
August
2009 |
An open letter co-signed by Small Business California to the President and Congress outlining California's stake in health reform. |
| Summary of HR 3200 |
July
2009 |
Outline of key provisions in the House of Representatives' bill for federal health care reform. |
| Summary of Senate HELP Committee Health Reform Package |
July
2009 |
Outline of key provisions in the Senate HELP Committee's health care reform proposal |
| Thoughts on Federal Reform: Let's Not Delay |
July
2009 |
Thoughts on three key parts of federal reform: financing, the public plan, and payment reform. |
| Health Reform Comparisons |
July
2009 |
A matrix comparing major federal health reform plans. |
| Key Steps on Universal Coverage |
July
2009 |
This report summarizes three critical health reform components: Health Information Technology, Health Technology Assessment, and the Individual Mandate. |
| Individual Mandate: A Background Report |
April
2009 |
This report will discuss how an individual mandate could work, what it would cost. It also will review the pros and cons of the individual mandate as well as the availability, affordability and enforcement that would come from such a mandate |
| Thoughts on Federal Health Reform |
March
2009 |
Federal reform will be debated and hopefully passed in 2009 or early in 2010. These are some educated guesses on what may be proposed. |
|
March
2009 |
A brief summary of the health-related provisions in President Obama's first federal budget proposal released on February 26, 2009. |
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March
2009 |
Commissioned by the Blue Shield of California Foundation and prepared by Lucien Wulsin, this paper examines CA; the reform measures, as well as the odyssey and the policy and political lessons learned from the journey. |
| A Summary of CBO Budget Options Volume I: Health Care |
January
2009 |
The 115 budget options summarized here include wide-
ranging policies related to financing, delivery, and access within federal programs and the
health care system as a whole; in addition it focuses on improved health outcomes, long-
term care, and increased provider efficiencies. |
| Comparisons of National Reform Proposals |
January
2009 |
Overview of major national reform proposals: President Obama Plan, S.334: Healthy Americans Act, Call to Action: Health Reform 2009, and H.R. 676: The United States National Health Insurance Act |
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January
2009 |
For discussion purposes, a look at California's options to seek a large, medium, or small federal 1115 Waiver. |
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November
2008 |
Thoughts on an economic stimulus package, California's budget deficit and future health reform |
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November
2008 |
Thoughts on health care issues for California in the new federal administration |
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October
2008 |
A factsheet on S. 334, the "Healthy Americans Act" by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Robert Bennett (R-UT), a bipartisan approach to national health care reform. |
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October
2008 |
A summary of health care reform proposals by presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. |
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August
2008 |
A summary of Phase I Health Reform Language, which focuses on cost containment, prevention and consumer protections. Related bills currently in play are also noted and briefly discussed. |
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May
2008 |
A summary of responses and suggestions we received in email, in person or over the phone on how to proceed with health reform. |
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April
2008 |
A comparison between US and five foreign health systems on healthcare effectiveness. |
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April
2008 |
Initial thoughts on next steps for health reform |
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January 2008 |
A summary of facts on employer based coverage in California |
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January 2008 |
A comparison of the Massachusetts and California health care reform plans, one of the issues discussed in the Senate Health Committee Hearing (1/23/08) |
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January 2008 |
Thoughts on striking a balance between revenues and expenses in AB X1 1, one of the issues discussed in the Senate Health Committee Hearing (1/23/08) |
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January 2008 |
Op-Ed on taking a last look at AB X1 1 and the opportunity before the legislature |
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January 2008 |
A summary of the financing mechanisms for ABX1 1 and the trigger mechanism to assure that the program stays within its means. |
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December 2007 |
Op-Ed on the latest health reform bill (ABX1 1) by the Governor and Speaker |
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December 2007 |
Comparison of ABX1 2 (Governor 10/9/07), ABX1 1 (Nunez/Perata 11/8/07), the Speaker's revised proposal (12/13/07), and the Speaker and Governor's proposal (12/17/07) introduced in the special session with ITUP comments |
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December 2007 |
Summary of specific changes in legislative language to ABX1 1 (12/17/07) |
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December 2007 |
Summary of ballot proposal language for "Secure and Affordable Health Care Act" introduced by the Speaker and Governor |
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December 2007 |
Comparison of ABX1 1 (Nunez/Perata 11/8/07), the Speaker's revised proposal (12/13/07), and ABX1 2 (Governor 10/9/07) introduced in the special session with ITUP comments |
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November 2007 |
Comparison of ABX1 1 (Nunez/Perata) and ABX1 2 (Governor) introduced in the special session with ITUP comments |
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October 2007 |
Op-Ed on options for financing universal coverage in California |
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September
2007 |
Op-Ed on inlcusion of an individual mandate in California health care reform |
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September
2007 |
Op-Ed on covering 800,000 uninsured undocumented workers in California |
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August
2007 |
Op-Ed on the urgency of health care reform |
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August
2007 |
ITUP Ideas on compromise options for reforming health care in California |
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July
2007 |
Summary of paper exploring the role of the safety net in coverage expansion |
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July
2007 |
Paper exploring the role of the safety net in coverage expansion |
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June
2007 |
Matrix describing the impact of health care reform proposals on public programs |
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June
2007 |
ITUP investigation of the impact of proposed health care reforms on women's health access with accompanying policy recommendations |
Appendices to Women's Health Paper:
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June
2007 |
Appendices to Women's Health Reform Paper
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April
2007 |
Overview of care and financing for uninsured in California via the safety net |
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April
2007 |
Overview by Beth Waldman to the CA Working Committee on approved childless adult waiver programs and policy options to consider |
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March
2007 |
Powerpoint summary of Schwarzenegger, Perata, Nunez's, Republican Caucus, and single payer proposals for universal health coverage in California |
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February
2007 |
Overview of reform options for Universal Coverage |
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February
2007 |
Summary of President Bush's proposal to reform health care nationwide |
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February
2007 |
Summary of Schwarzenegger, Perata, and Nunez's proposals for universal health coverage in California |
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January
2007 |
ITUP overview of best ways to approach reform |
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February
2007 |
Op-ed article on universal coverage opportunities -- ITUP's perspective |
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January
2007 |
ITUP Summary of Senator Wyden's universal health coverage proposal |
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January
2007 |
ITUP paper on various universal coverage initiatives: how they work, their ranging success in providing ongoing care, and an overall analysis |
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| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| ITUP Waiver Thoughts |
July 2010 |
ITUP's thoughts on California's §1115 waiver |
| Waiver Bills Outline |
July 2010 |
Summarizes the waiver bills in California's legislature. |
| Covering the MIAs: Federal Reform and a State Waiver |
April 2010 |
A paper discussing the role of California's Medicaid waiver to cover medically indigent adults. |
California's §1115 Waiver and Federal Reform.pps (Handout version in pdf)
Accompanying Data Source.xls |
March 2010 |
A presentation on the role of California's §1115 Waiver under federal reform law. |
| Open Letter on §1115 waivers |
January 2010 |
Open letter on the readiness of local communities and stakeholders for §1115 waivers that cover or match county spending on the medically indigent adults and extend care to new populations. |
| Comments on DHS's 1115 Concept Paper |
November 2009 |
Summarizes and comments on the California Department of Health Services concept paper for the §1115 waiver. |
| Waiver Options |
August
2009 |
Summarizes some of the key features proposed by stakeholders for California’s renewed hospital financing waiver. |
| ABX4 6 |
August
2009 |
Summarizes ABX4 6, a new law that establishes how the state will apply for and implement the state’s renewed hospital financing waiver. |
| Hospital Financing Waiver Renewal: An Open Discussion |
May
2009 |
A summary of the ITUP Network and Regional Workgroups' response to what a waiver renewal should include |
|
November
2007 |
Overview and update of California's Section 1115 Waiver Coverage Initiative Expansions |
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November 2007 |
Matrix comparing the ten county coverage initiative programs |
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July
2006 |
Overview of Kuehl bill, which outlines parameters for designating coverage expansion funds through a competitive grants process. |
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March
2006 |
Coverage
expansion options proposed to DHS |
| |
November
2005 |
Coverage
expansion options proposed to DHS |
|
December
2005 |
Coverage
expansions developed in other states. |
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November
2005 |
Coverage
options proposed by stakeholders to DHS. |
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August
2005
|
Expansion
opportunities for the uninsured under California's
1115 Waiver. |
|
October 2004 |
Presentation
to California Association of Health Insuring
Organizations on insuring uinsured working adults. |
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August
2004 |
Testimony
about transfer of responsibility for medically
indigent adults, and simplification of applications. |
| |
July
2004 |
Letter to
ITUP participants discussing the 1115 Waiver
in the context of Medi-Cal redesign. |
| |
November
2003 |
Overview
of the 1115 Waiver research and demonstration
projects. |
| |
June
2002 |
A brief
summary of the 1115 waiver. |
| |
| Report
Title |
Date
Published |
Description |
| California Budget May Revision |
May 2010 |
Summarizes the Governor's may revise. |
| Connecting the Dots on Financing |
January 2010 |
A paper that seeks to connect the dots between the state budget, the §1115 waiver, and federal reforms |
| January Budget Revisions |
January 2010 |
A document discussing the recent cuts and other revisions to California's state budget. |
| ITUP Summary of the Commission on the 21st Century Economy's Report |
October 2009 |
Summarizes a report by the Commission on the 21st Century Economy outlining the need to reform California's tax code. |
| California State Budget Update |
June
2009 |
Update on the Governor's May Revise and the current $24 billion state budget deficit. |
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February
2009 |
A summary of the 2009-2010 budget package. Looks at the budget and its ties to the federal economic stimulus package and "trigger reductions," as well as related ballot measures. |
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October
2008 |
Presentation slides from an overview of the enacted California State Budget for FY 2008-2009. |
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August
2008 |
A summary of various tax proposals currently on discussion table. The proposals range from imposing new taxes on exempt items to increasing sales taxes or income taxes or sin taxes. |
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June
2008 |
Op-Ed on potential methods to close California's budget deficit. Prepared by Lucien Wulsin, Jr. |
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May
2008 |
Op-Ed on the Winners and Losers in the May revise budget proposal. Prepared by Lucien Wulsin, Jr. |
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May
2008 |
One page summary of highlights. |
|
April
2008 |
Op-Ed on California's budget crisis. Prepared by Lucien Wulsin, Jr. |
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March
2008 |
A summary of the January 2008 version of the Governor’s budget proposal with a focus on Health and Human Services spending. |
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March
2008 |
A summary of the January 2008 version of the Governor’s budget proposal with a focus on Health and Human Services spending. |
|
January 2007 |
Summary
of Governor's proposed healthcare budget |
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May
2006 |
ITUP Summary of Governor's budget summary |
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January
2006 |
Summary
of Governor's proposed healthcare budget |
|
January
2005 |
Summary
of Governor's proposed healthcare budget with
comments. |
| |
April
2004 |
Letter
to ITUP participants discussing Medi-Cal redesign
in light of the budget crisis. |
| |
May
2003 |
Letter
to governor and legislature regarding California's
budget crisis. |
| |
May
2003 |
Options
for reducing Medi-Cal spending. |
| |
April
2003 |
One
page of projected impacts of the proposed Medi-Cal
eligibility reductions. |
| |
April
2003 |
Options
for California to increase tax revenues. |
| |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| Thoughts for USC Children's Health Coverage Symposium |
March
2009 |
The goal of this paper is to suggest priorities for our collective efforts to reduce the numbers of uninsured children and to highlight that this is an essential part of our state and the nation’s economic recovery. |
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March
2007 |
Presentation summarizing the issues surrounding SCHIP reauthorization |
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October 2006 |
Presentation on Proposition 86 and options to expand coverage in San Diego |
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Presentation
on means of providing increased coverage and
access to children, youth, and families throughout
California |
|
January 2006 |
Presentation
on the benefits of Healthy Kids Coverage: Ventura
County |
|
June
2004 |
Options on
covering uninsured children in Ventura County. |
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September
2003 |
Chart of
financing options for Healthy Kids Programs. |
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September
2003 |
Chart of
Healthy Kids Programs in California. |
| |
February
2002 |
Local efforts
to increase coverage for children in California. |
| |
April
2002 |
Discussion
of coverage options for uninsured children. |
|
April
2002 |
Table for
the Local Efforts to Increase Health Insurance
Coverage among Children in California: Paper
2 |
| |
November
1999 |
A report
on small business employer and employee survey
data regarding coverage for dependent children. |
Coverage
for the Flex Workforce |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| |
July 2010 |
A briefing on coverage options for California's farmworkers |
| Reform and the Flex Workforce |
October 2009 |
An open letter to the President and Congress on the Flex Workforce |
| Developing
Models of Coverage for the Flex Workforce |
January
2001 |
Comprehensive
examination of the Flex Workforce and coverage
options nationwide and recommendations for California. |
| |
October
2000 |
Charts detailing
the composition of the Flex Workforce and their
coverage. |
| |
October
2000 |
Expansion
recommendations for existing Flex Workforce
Coverage models in California. |
| |
June 2000 |
Chart of
California Flex Workforce Coverage Models. |
| |
June 2000 |
Summary
of the Flex workgroup meeting. |
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May 2000 |
Detailed
dialogue of the meeting. |
Overview
of Legislation Regarding Coverage for the Uninsured |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
|
February 2009 |
Presentation slides summarizing health-related provisions in the federal economic stimulus package. |
|
December 2007 |
Comparison of ABX1 1 (Nunez/Perata 11/8/07), the Speaker's revised proposal (12/13/07), and ABX1 2 (Governor 10/9/07) introduced in the special session with ITUP comments |
|
November 2007 |
Comparison of ABX1 1 (Nunez/Perata) and ABX1 2 (Governor) introduced in the special session |
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April 2007 |
Calendar of 2007 Legislative session |
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April
2006
|
ITUP analysis
of statewide legislation to cover the uninsured
in California |
|
November
2005 |
Legislative
update of statewide efforts to cover the uninsured |
| |
June
2005 |
Overview
of selected 2005 federal legislation for the
uninsured. |
| |
June
2004 |
Chart on
the overview of selected 2005 state legislation
for the uninsured. |
| |
June
2004 |
Overview
of selected 2005 state legislation for the uninsured. |
|
October 2004 |
ITUP's Presentation
on Proposition 67 and 72. |
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September
2004 |
ITUP's Analysis
of SB2 & Proposition 72. |
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June 2004 |
Overview
of selected 2004 federal legislation for the
uninsured. |
| |
June 2004 |
Overview
of selected 2004 state legislation for the uninsured. |
| |
April 2003 |
Overview
of selected 2003 federal legislation for the
uninsured. |
| |
April 2003 |
Overview
of 2003 state legislation to improve access
to and delivery of care. |
| |
April 2003 |
Overview
of 2003 state legislation to increase coverage
for the uninsured. |
| |
March 2002 |
Lewin Analysis
of 9 Proposals to Expand |
|
March
2002 |
Lewin presentation
on the Cost and Coverage analysis of Nine Proposals
to Expand Health Insurance Coverage in California |
| |
January
2002 |
Lewin analysis
of ITUP's proposal to expand health insurance
coverage in California through a combination
of public and private insurance. |
Workgroup
on Public-Private Coverage Options |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| |
June
2004 |
Exploration
of employer-based coverage for low-wage workers,
specifically premium assistance programs. |
| |
June 2004 |
Three page
summary of Collins, et al.'s "Job-Based Health
insurance in the Balance: Employer Views on
Coverage in the Workplace," March 2004 |
| |
June 2004 |
Two page
summary of Schur et al.'s "Workers' Perspectives
on Mandated Employer Health Insurance" March
2004 |
| |
January
2004 |
Presentation
of the cost containment options discussed in
the Public/private Workgroup. Market-based reforms
and regulatory reforms. |
| |
December
2003 |
Summary
of meeting the discussion on health care cost
increases and cost containment options. |
| |
December
2003 |
Minutes
of the meeting. |
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September
2002 |
Minutes
of the meeting. |
| |
April 2002 |
Summary
of the discussion of SB 480 options to expand
coverage. |
| |
April 2002 |
Minutes
of the meeting. |
| |
October
2001 |
Minutes
of the meeting. |
| |
June 2001 |
Summary
of recommendations from the meeting. |
| |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
|
September 2009 |
Report discussing the role of California's safety net in covering the uninsured under federal health reform |
| Potential for Impact: How Many Medically Indigent Adults are In California? |
August
2009 |
Estimates on the number of MIAs in California categorized by region and county using data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey. |
| ITUP Presentation: California's Uninsured |
February
2009 |
Mount Saint Mary's College presentation on the uninsured in CA. Additional topics included are: the economic stimulus package, SCHIP reauthorization, national reform proposals and international comparisons. |
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October
2008 |
A presentation showing the need and options for health insurance coverage in California. |
|
May
2008 |
Outlines the basic eligibility requirements, benefits, costs, and application methods for the leading public health insurance programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and the state of California. |
|
April
2008 |
Describes the different types of health plans in the individual and group mrkets, including Indemnity, PPO, HMO, EPO, POS, HSA, Section 125 and HRA plans. |
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April
2008 |
Outlines the basic eligibility requirements, benefits, costs, and application methods for the leading public health insurance programs in Los Angeles county and the state of California. |
|
April
2008 |
A PowerPoint presentation showing the need and options for health insurance coverage in California, with cost estimates tweaked to the Los Angeles County market. |
|
January 2007 |
10 year trend report on demographics on the uninsured |
|
January 2007 |
10 year trend presentation of demographics on the uninsured |
|
January 2006 |
10 Year retrospective
on California's improvements in coverage and
financing for the uninsured. |
| |
June 2003 |
A brief
statistical comparison of the demographics of
the insured versus the uninsured in the state
of California. |
| |
June 2003 |
A one-page
summary discussing some of the consequences
of being uninsured. |
| |
June 2003 |
A one-page
description of causes for the number of uninsured
Californians. |
Coverage
& Financing for Low-Income Californians |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
|
August
2008 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
|
August 2007 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
|
October 2006 |
Presentation to the Kern County Board of Supervisors on use and access of the Kern Medical Center |
|
October 2006 |
Presentation to the Kern County Board of Supervisors on trends in hospital utilization |
|
September
2006 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
| |
February
2005 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
| |
February
2004 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
| |
February
2003 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
| |
February
2002 |
Annual overview
of enrollment and expenditure trends, state
funding, and delivery systems of publicly funded
coverage programs available to low-income Californians. |
California's
Counties: Care to the Uninsured |
| Report Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| |
October 2009 |
Introduces the 10-year treand reports found below. |
| Executive Summary of 10-Year Trend Reports in Eight California Counties |
October 2009 |
Executive summary of 10-year trend reports for Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange, San Diego, and Santa Clara Counties. |
| Eight County Comparison Chart |
October 2009 |
A chart quickly summarizing the similarities and differences between eight California Counties |
| Orange County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on Orange's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured |
| San Diego County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on San Diego's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured |
| Santa Clara County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on Santa Clara's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured |
| Alameda County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on Alameda's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured |
| Contra Costa County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on Contra Costa's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured |
| San Mateo County 10-Year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on San Mateo's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured. |
| Los Angeles County 10-year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A trend report on Los Angeles' county clinics, hospitals, managed car,e and uninsured. |
| San Francisco County 10-year Trend Report |
October 2009 |
A Trend report on San Francisco's county clinics, hospitals, managed care, and uninsured. |
California's Safety Nets and The Need to
Improve Local Collaboration in Care for the
Uninsured: Counties, Clinics, Hospitals and
Local Health Plans |
October 2008 |
Provides inter-county and inter-regional comparisons of safety net financing and infrastructure resources to care for the uninsured. |
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December 2007 |
Summary
of California data related to the uninsured
(i.e. demographics, free & community clinics,
hospitals, county care for the uninsured, and
managed care) |
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January 2007 |
County care
for the uninsured in 48 California counties,
including statewide numbers. |
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January 2007 |
Demographics
in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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January 2007 |
Free and
community clinics in 48 California counties,
including statewide numbers. |
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January 2007 |
Hospitals
in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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January 2007 |
Managed
care in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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January
2006 |
County care
for the uninsured in 48 California counties,
including statewide numbers. |
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January
2006 |
Demographics
in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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January
2006 |
Free and
community clinics in 48 California counties,
including statewide numbers. |
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January
2006 |
Hospitals
in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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January
2006 |
Managed
care in 48 California counties, including statewide
numbers. |
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October 2006 |
Summary
of California data related to the uninsured
(i.e. demographics, free & community clinics,
hospitals, county care for the uninsured, and
managed care). |
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Octcober
2005 |
Summary
of California data related to the uninsured
(i.e. demographics, free & community clinics,
hospitals, county care for the uninsured, and
managed care). |
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June 2004 |
Summary
of California data related to the uninsured
(i.e. demographics, free & community clinics,
hospitals, county care for the uninsured, and
managed care). |
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June 2004 |
Compares
8 selected regions and their statistics related
to the uninsured (i.e. demographics, free &
community clinics, hospitals, county care for
the uninsured, and managed care). |
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June 2004 |
California
data on the uninsured. |
Solutions
to Coverage of the Uninsured |
| Report
Title |
Date Published |
Description |
| AB 1383 |
September 2009 |
A summary of AB 1383, a bill to impose a hospital tax to maximize federal funding. |
| Update on HIT in California |
May
2009 |
This report provides an update on recent
activity as well as share recommendations for
the future of HIT in California. |
A Briefing on Health Technology Assessment |
December
2008 |
This report describes the process of assessing health technology and identifies national and state agencies and organizations that currently engage in health technology assessment. Finally, the report discusses a proposal to create a centralized body dedicated to the formal scrutiny of innovative (and existing) healthcare technologies and services. |
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October
2008 |
A look at the Presidential candidates' health proposals: Senator McCain and Senator Obama |
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September 2008 |
This background paper reviews and summarizes many of the issues that providers, payers, and government will have to address in incorporating health information technology into the health care delivery system. |
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January
2007 |
ITUP's Directory
of Local Efforts to Provide Coverage to the
Uninsured |
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July 2006 |
1 page summary of San Francisco Health Access Program to cover all uninsured |
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March 2006 |
1 page summary of Massachussetts legislation to cover all individuals |
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January 2006 |
Thumbnail
of coverage options for adults |
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June 2005 |
ITUP's Reflections
and Recommendations on Building Coverage for
California's Uninsured |
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August 2003 |
Chart on
the barriers to coverage and solutions for the
uninsured, including key players in the process. |
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August 2003 |
A brief
description of California coverage programs,
including contact information. |
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May 2002 |
Recommendaitons
for coordinating coverage programs for the uninsured;
locally and statewide. |
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May
2002 |
Executive
summary of the Seamless Coverage Systems: Innovative
State & Local Approaches report. |
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March 2002 |
ITUP's health
care reform paper for the SB 480 Project on:
refundable tax credits, purchasing credits,
vouchers, and federal waivers. |
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February
2002 |
Detailed
comparison of major coverage expansions in six
California coutnies (Alameda, Contra Costa,
San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, and
Solano). |
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February
2002 |
Tables for
the County Efforts to Expand Health Coverage
among the Uninsured in Six California Counties
Paper |
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January
1999 |
Options
to cover working poor families in California. |
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January
1998 |
California
programs and funding for the uninsured. |
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January
1998 |
Employment-based
coverage for the uninsured in California. |
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January
1998 |
Public and
private options to expand coverage of the uninsured
in California. |
Fresh Thinking on Comprehensive Health Reform & International Health Effectiveness |
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November
2008 |
This report provides a basic overview of the core features of ten foreign health care systems. |
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July
2008 |
Table comparison of health systems from 10 industrialized countries. |
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July
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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July
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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July
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Short summary of some salient points we picked up from the important papers available on the "fresh thinking" web site. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
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June
2008 |
Summary of the health system. |
