Month: April 2016
Coverage for All Children Approaches: Health4All Kids Webinar Breaks It Down
April 29, 2016
The Children’s Partnership joined with partner organizations (see Figure 1 below) to host a “Health4All Kids” webinar on the upcoming Medi-Cal coverage expansion for undocumented children. The webinar highlighted key facts about the expansion, the implementation process, the…
Read MoreMarketplaces and Medicaid Enrollment: Highlights from The Commonwealth Fund's New Issue Brief
April 21, 2016
Last week The Commonwealth Fund published a new issue brief on the role of health insurance marketplaces in Medicaid enrollment. ITUP took a closer look, broke down some of the key takeaways, and outlined what's true for California. Background Under the ACA, states that have a…
Read MoreCovered California April 2016 Board Meeting
April 20, 2016
The Covered California Board of Directors met on April 7, 2016 in Sacramento. The agenda included Covered California’s analysis and recommendations for a Section 1332 Affordable Care Act (ACA) waiver in California, proposed revisions to Covered California’s qualified health plan…
Read MoreHospital Data – OSHPD 2014
April 6, 2016
Below are detailed excel sheets of the 2014 Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) hospital utilization and financial data. As 2014 marks the start of ACA implementation, the data is a good measure of the changes that took place as a result of the law. Hospitals were…
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