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Leveraging Data to Advance Health Equity and Success in CalAIM
April 4, 2024
This ITUP issue brief highlights the critical role of accessible and equitable data policy and infrastructure in the success of California’s CalAIM Initiative.
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2019 County Medically Indigent Care Programs
March 21, 2019
This version of ITUP Tracking provides an update to the ITUP 2017 Review of Medically Indigent Adult (MIA) programs administered by counties for low-income uninsured adults.
Read MoreITUP Issues Comments on Public Charge
December 4, 2018
In comments addressed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) expressed deep concern with the proposed rule on public charge and urged DHS to withdraw the proposal.
Read MoreNew Projections Estimate the Uninsured will Rise in California
November 28, 2018
In the years since implementation of the Affordable Care Act California made steady progress in reducing the number of uninsured in the state. According to newly released projections, this pattern is unlikely to continue without state policy intervention.
Read MoreNew Data Reveals that Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage are Narrowing Under the Affordable Care Act
October 31, 2018
According to newly released California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) 2017 data, disparities in health care coverage across race and ethnic subgroups have narrowed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Read MoreUPDATE: California Strategies: Covering California’s Remaining Uninsured and Improving Affordability
October 8, 2018
This updated issue brief analyzes policy proposals advanced in 2018 to move the state closer to universal coverage by focusing on the challenges many Californians face.
Read MoreProposed Federal Rule on Immigrants and Public Charge Fact Sheet
October 3, 2018
The ITUP fact sheet briefly describes existing federal law on public charge and health care programs, the proposed changes, and the impact on immigrants’ access to health care programs in California.
Read MoreProposed Federal Rule on Immigrants and Public Charge
September 28, 2018
In late September 2018, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a proposed rule to change the factors affecting a “public charge” determination for immigrants to the U.S. The proposed rule represents a dramatic shift in immigration policy and could prevent many low-income immigrants from reuniting with their families in the U.S.
Read MoreCalifornia’s Uninsured Rate is 7.2 Percent, According to New Census Data
September 13, 2018
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows California continued to make progress in reducing the number of uninsured in 2017. Census Bureau figures show that between 2016 and 2017, the number dropped by 47,000, leaving 2.8 million uninsured, or 7.2 percent of the population.
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