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Key Insights: 2025 ITUP Pre-Conference Workshop
March 5, 2025
The report captures actionable strategies and advocacy messages identified during the 2025 ITUP Pre-Conference workshop, offering a roadmap for stakeholders committed to advancing health equity.
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State Medicaid Agency Finds Staggering Losses for California Under U.S. Senate Bill
June 29, 2017
The magnitude of the state funding gap created by the BCRA threatens every part of the Medi-Cal program – provider payments, eligibility and benefits. The bill threatens California’s progress in reducing the uninsured and improving the health of Californians.
Read MoreU.S. Senate Discussion Draft Continues Path to Increasing the Uninsured
June 23, 2017
On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of legislation that would undo key provisions of the ACA. The BCRA would slow the timeline for some changes to ACA, but includes deeper cuts to Medicaid.
Read MoreMeeting the Health Needs of the Immigrant Community In Uncertain Times
June 14, 2017
This fact sheet provides information on California’s immigrant community, the barriers they face to access health care, and California policies promoting access and/or coverage for all residents, regardless of immigration status.
Read MoreCalifornia Budget Conference Committee Considers Coverage Expansion for Young Adults
June 5, 2017
While federal policymakers consider legislation that would eliminate coverage for 23 million Americans, California considers expanding Medi-Cal to all low-income California residents up to age 26 Late last week, the two-house budget conference committee of the California Legislature began deliberations on the 2017-2018 state budget. The conference committee will take up multiple budget items […]
Read MoreCBO Confirms Devastating Consequences of the House-passed American Health Care Act
May 25, 2017
On May 24, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated cost estimate for the American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 4, 2017, adjusting their analysis for last minute amendments to H.R. 1628. (See ITUP summary of AHCA here.) The March 23, 2017 CBO analysis of a previous […]
Read MoreSummary of President Trump’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Plan
May 24, 2017
On May 23, 2017, the Trump Administration released its proposed federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018 budget plan which relies on draconian cuts to the safety-net to increase spending for the military, border security, tax reform and infrastructure.
Read MoreCalifornia Moves to Protect ACA Consumer Cost-sharing Reductions (CSRs)
May 23, 2017
On May 18, 2017, California and New York led 13 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit affecting payments that reduce out-of-pocket costs for low income individuals enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. Under ACA, individuals and families with incomes below 250 percent of […]
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” the ACA. Last minute amendments added funding for […]
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