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Covered California Premiums for 2019 Increase Amid Concerns that Federal Efforts to Weaken the Affordable Care Act Are Having an Impact
July 25, 2018
By Elia Gallardo Last week, Covered California announced preliminary health plan premium rates for the 2019 coverage year and suggested that federal action to weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have yielded higher rates than might have otherwise been expected. Subject to…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Health Care Safety Net
June 26, 2018
HEALTH POLICY ESSENTIALS - A NEW ITUP SERIES ITUP is pleased to release California’s Health Care Safety Net, highlighting the programs, providers and populations that make up the state’s health care safety net for low-income and underserved communities. With the implementation…
Read MoreCalifornia Legislature Passes State Budget for 2018-19
June 15, 2018
By Elia Gallardo On June 14, 2018, the California Legislature met the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a state budget. The 2018-19 fiscal year (FY) budget passed by the Legislature increases state funding for higher education, child care, and social service programs for…
Read MoreChallenge of Covering the Remaining Uninsured Falls to the Next California Governor
June 12, 2018
Posted by Deborah Kelch The California Legislature is poised to formally adopt the state budget for 2018-19 this week. The deal struck between legislators and Governor Jerry Brown leaves the challenge of ensuring access to health coverage for California’s three million uninsured…
Read MoreCalifornia Strategies: Covering California’s Remaining Uninsured and Improving Affordability
June 7, 2018
REVIEW OF 2018 POLICY PROPOSALS This issue brief analyzes policy proposals advanced this year to move the state closer to universal coverage by focusing on the challenges many Californians face. California’s successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically…
Read MoreCovered California Anticipates 500,000 – 1.2 Million More Uninsured Californians in 2019
May 24, 2018
In 2019, Covered California projects recent federal policy actions will drive up premiums, reduce enrollment, and increase the number of uninsured. Last week Covered California announced its 2018-19 proposed budget, including estimated premium increases of between 9 and 13 percent…
Read MoreUpdate: California Coverage and Access Legislation
April 27, 2018
The California Legislature this week completed the first round of policy committee hearings for 2018. This year, legislators are considering multiple bills to expand coverage, improve affordability of coverage and ensure access in underserved communities. The bills outlined below…
Read MoreNotes from the Field: Immigrant Communities in California Under the Cloud of Immigration Enforcement
February 14, 2018
In 2017, ITUP hosted annual workgroups throughout California, 10 regional workgroups and two collaboratives in Los Angeles. During these convenings, ITUP provided timely updates on federal and state health reform and heard from attendees about the coverage gains around the state,…
Read MoreSnapshot: Remaining Uninsured in California (Revised and Updated, April 2018)
January 10, 2018
Prior to the ACA, the uninsured rate for nonelderly Californians persisted around 20 percent. Although California’s implementation of the ACA dramatically reduced the number of uninsured, nearly three million uninsured Californians remain (6.8 percent of the population, or 7.8 percent…
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