Today, the County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) issued a statement declaring racism a public health crisis, particularly amid recent acts of racially motivated violence throughout the country. The statement details the impacts of systemic racism on California’s black communities and communities of color and urges governing bodies at all levels to implement specific…
Read More »This afternoon, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a series of guidance and informational materials related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The CDPH guidance issued today provides sectors with information on public health modifications that should be implemented prior to reopening only upon local public health official approval and review of local data…
Read More »On Wednesday, Senate and Assembly leaders reached an agreement on the 2020 Budget Act, largely adopting the Senate’s budget framework that was adopted last week. The deal reached by legislative leaders diverges in a series of areas, notably by rejecting numerous proposed funding reductions and/or eliminations in areas of health and human services and education….
Read More »On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee convened its suspense file hearing, determining the fate of numerous bills amid limited budget resources due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Lorena Gonzalez opened Wednesday’s hearing noting that the committee had referred 188 out of 307 bills to the suspense file on Tuesday, representing over…
Read More »This week, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Director Dr. Bradley Gilbert announced his resignation, effective June 12, 2020. Dr. Gilbert has served as director or the past four months and previously retired as chief executive officer from the Inland Empire Health Plan. Dr. Gilbert indicated in a statement to DHCS employees, “After much thought,…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday issued Executive Order N-67-20 related to the November 3, 2020, General Election. The executive order ensure in-person voting opportunities are available in sufficient numbers to maintain physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and requires counties that are unable to comply with current law to provide three days of early voting…
Read More »This week, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) announced two funding opportunities available for local health departments. These include: Demonstration Site Project on COVID-19 Local Infection Prevention & Control NACCHO, in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, announced the Building…
Read More »This week, the Senate and Assembly each took a series of actions as they work to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a budget. Below, we detail these actions: Senate Subcommittee No. 3 Examines Health and Human Services Issues On Sunday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and…
Read More »Despite the holiday weekend, the Senate conducted budget hearings throughout the Memorial Day weekend, and with the shortened week this week, they also wrapped up their policy committee hearings. As you may recall, the Assembly returned to Sacramento a week earlier than the Senate, so there was some catch-up to do in the upper chamber….
Read More »The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently issued a report detailing Medi-Cal caseload and cost changes included in the Governor’s FY 2020-21 May Revision. In its report, the LAO assesses the Newsom Administration’s caseload projections, determining that the Administration’s caseload figures are on track with the LAO’s Spring Fiscal Outlook. However, the LAO finds the Administration’s…
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