Author: beth
The Clock is Ticking – Will Congress Act Before 1.3 Million Children and Pregnant Women Lose Coverage in California?
November 29, 2017
Congress allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire on September 30, 2017, putting in jeopardy coverage for approximately 1.3 million children and pregnant women in California. CHIP is a health coverage program for low- and moderate-income children and pregnant…
Read MoreHouse Bill Sets the Stage to Reauthorize Key Safety-Net Programs
November 7, 2017
By not acting before October 1 of this year, Congress allowed two critical health care safety net programs to expire. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage for low- and moderate-income children and pregnant women. The federal 330 Health Center Grant…
Read MoreOne of these things is not like the others – Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment underway in California
November 4, 2017
Open enrollment for 2018 individual coverage through California’s ACA exchange, Covered California, (and in the non-exchange individual market) began November 1, 2017 and extends through January 31, 2018. This open enrollment period comes at a time of uncertainty about the future…
Read MoreTestimony: Health Care Delivery Systems in California and Other Countries
October 23, 2017
Assembly Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage Presentations: Overview of Coverage and Care in California Individual Health Insurance Market Safety Net Programs, Populations, and Providers
Read MoreCongressional Failure to Extend Critical Health Programs Threatens Access to Care in California
October 4, 2017
While Congress failed to pass legislation that would “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the September 30 deadline (for a budget reconciliation bill with a simply majority in the U.S. Senate), the dominance of repeal efforts in the preceeding weeks resulted in…
Read MoreCalifornia Department of Health Care Services Confirms Graham-Cassidy Legislation Would Be Devastating for Health Care in California
September 25, 2017
On September 22, 2017, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released a fiscal analysis of pending Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal legislation authored by U.S. Senators Graham, Cassidy, Heller and Johnson (Graham-Cassidy). The DHCS analysis, prepared in collaboration…
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate is contemplating ACA repeal legislation that could lead to 6.7 million Californians losing coverage
September 21, 2017
The Number of Uninsured in California Could Reach 10 million by 2027 Under the latest Republican ACA “repeal and replace” bill, 6.7 million Californians could lose coverage and California could lose in one year an amount in federal funding equivalent to more than one-third of…
Read MoreFact Sheet November 2017 – Remaining Uninsured in California
September 13, 2017
California benefited more than most states from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because California fully embraced the ACA opportunities to expand coverage and streamline enrollment and retention processes. This also means that California has the most at stake in federal efforts to repeal…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Hearings Focus on Short-Term Market Stabilization Initiatives
September 11, 2017
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held two hearings last week on stabilizing premiums and strengthening the individual insurance market for 2018. Several Governors and State Insurance Commissioners testified on market stabilization proposals they believed…
Read MoreCalifornia Assembly Speaker Creates New Select Committee to focus on Health Care Reform
September 7, 2017
On August 25, 2017, Speaker of the California Assembly, Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), announced the formation of the new Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage. The committee, co-chaired by assembly members, Joaquin Arambula, MD (D-Fresno) and Jim Wood,…
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