Author: Sandra Hernandez

ITUP Statement on the May Revision of California’s FY 2024-25 Budget

May 14, 2024

ITUP Releases Statement on the May Revision of California’s FY 2024-25 Budget Last Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the details of the May Revision of California’s FY 2024-25 budget. The California Department of Finance issued an alarming new fiscal outlook estimating…

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Leveraging Data to Advance Health Equity and Success in CalAIM

April 4, 2024

Leveraging Data to Advance Health Equity and Success in CalAIM This ITUP issue brief highlights the critical role of accessible and equitable data policy and infrastructure in the success of California's Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Initiative. CalAIM initiatives…

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ITUP Convenes Medi-Cal Redetermination Listening Sessions – Final Takeaways

March 28, 2024

Transitioning Beyond Continuous Coverage: Local Insights and Additional Opportunities to Support Medi-Cal Redetermination Learn more about the Medi-Cal redetermination process and read local insights and additional opportunities to support redetermination across the state. Redetermination…

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ITUP Blog: 2024 Introduced Legislation

March 14, 2024

By: Sumaira Akbarzada, Akunna Chilaka, Daven Crossland, Indira Galvez, MPA, and Shirley Lam, MPH 2024 Introduced Legislation Overview: The deadline for introducing legislation for the second year of the 2023-2024 legislative session was February 16, 2024. Legislation introduced…

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2023 ITUP Year-in-Review

December 15, 2023

The ITUP Year-in-Review summarizes the rigorous research and analysis, accessible fact sheets, forums, and more that ITUP provides California policymakers, health care stakeholders, and health coverage media. Read the ITUP Year-in-Review to see more of the rigorous work ITUP did…

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Making Medi-Cal Work for California Farmworkers

December 7, 2023

Making Medi-Cal Work for California Farmworkers In their first issue brief, ITUP along with partners at UC Merced, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF), and Diringer and Associates explored options to increase coverage and improve health care access for California…

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ITUP Blog: 2023 Legislation Round Up

November 27, 2023

By Shirley Lam, Indira Galvez, and Daven Crossland 2023 Legislation Round Up This year, Governor Newsom signed 85 percent of the bills that crossed his desk by the October 14, 2023, deadline. Here is a round-up of some significant health and health-related bills that were signed…

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Health Coverage at a Glance In California

October 23, 2023

Health Coverage at a Glance In California ITUP has released its annual Health Coverage at a Glance in California, which includes data on the race/ethnicity breakdown of employer-sponsored coverage, Covered California, and Medi-Cal, including enrollment by health plan. This fact…

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Snapshot: Addressing Digital Equity for Equitable and Accessible Health Care

October 2, 2023

The latest ITUP fact sheet provides a brief overview of the opportunity to close the digital divide and provide a more equitable and accessible future of health care. This fact sheet demonstrates California's current broadband adoption disparity rates and potential solutions to equity…

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California Data Exchange Framework 101 – Policy Toolkit

September 19, 2023

This policy toolkit highlights resources to inform and support stakeholders through the implementation of the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (DxF). The policy toolkit contains resources that assist in education, policy mandates, funding, and engagement…

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