Author: Emili LaBass
The Legislature Fails to Advance Coverage for California’s Remaining Uninsured
August 17, 2018
On August 16, 2018, the California Legislature ended 2018 legislative efforts to expand coverage and increase affordability with multiple bills stalling in the Senate and Assembly fiscal committees. This year the Legislature considered a number of budget proposals as well as legislation…
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill that Will Lead to Millions of Uninsured
May 5, 2017
On May 4, 2017, the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives passed a budget resolution, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (H.R. 1628), as amended. AHCA passed on a party line vote, 217-213. The AHCA is intended to deliver on the Republican pledge to “repeal and replace”…
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch, Issue 3 — The False Equivalency of High-Risk Pools to Replace the ACA
April 25, 2017
Many Republican proposals to repeal, replace or rollback the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) reintroduce state-based high-risk pools for individuals with pre-existing and high-cost health conditions. California’s pre-ACA experience with a state high-risk pool, discussed in this…
Read MoreNotes from the Field: California Legislative Hearings Put a Spotlight on the Impact of the ACA
April 3, 2017
Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) recently had the honor of participating in several health reform public hearings held around California. At the invitation of state elected officials, ITUP’s executive director, Deborah Kelch, testified as an independent expert on California’s…
Read MoreNotes from the Field: Resources
April 3, 2017
PowerPoint Presentations ITUP Testimony Senate Health Committee 3-23-17 ITUP Testimony Assembly Health Committee 3-22-17 ITUP Testimony Senate Health Bakersfield 1-19-17 Senate Hearing Videos Bakersfield Fresno San Diego
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch, Issue 2 — Congressional Budget Office Scores the American Health Care Act
March 16, 2017
The second Issue in the series provides information and analyses on the independent, nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) review of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The GOP proposed AHCA would dismantle significant portions of the federal Affordable Care Act. This ACA…
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch — FAQs on ACA Repeal and Replace
December 12, 2016
Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) today launched a new publication series to be known as ACA Watch. In the wake of the 2016 Presidential election, California’s reform progress, and progress around the country, is at risk. President-Elect Trump, and Republican members of Congress…
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