On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Kimberley Johnson as director of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Johnson served as deputy director of the Family Engagement and Empowerment Division at CDSS from 2018 to 2019, branch chief of CalWORKs and Child Care from 2017 to 2018, and branch chief of Child Care and Refugee…
Read More »On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on health care price transparency, seeking to require health insurance companies, providers, and hospitals to give patients more information on the cost of health services before utilizing them. The executive order directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among other agencies, to propose regulations…
Read More »This week, the California Legislature maintained a steady pace of committee hearings, bill negotiations, and amendments. Agendas for committee hearings over the next several weeks are becoming quite lengthy as legislators approach the next round of deadlines in early July prior to their month-long summer recess set to begin on July 12. Below, we highlight…
Read More »This week, the Legislature acted on several budget trailer bills that followed last week’s passage of AB 74, the 2019-20 Budget Act. A chart reflecting the status of all budget trailer bills is available here. Notably, two health omnibus budget trailer bills are now in print, detailing implementation actions of health- and public health-related funding…
Read More »On Thursday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated nationwide injunctions previously put into place by lower court judges in Oregon, Washington, and California, clearing the way for the Trump Administration to enforce its new rules governing the Title X family planning program. Recall, the Trump Administration issued a final rule in March prohibiting…
Read More »The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) launched a public information campaign, “Get #weedwise”, this week to educate cannabis consumers about the dangers of purchasing cannabis from unlicensed businesses. Some of the messages include information on the dangers of using or ingesting cannabis that has not been tested which may include dangerous foreign material such…
Read More »This past week was filled with a flurry of activity aimed at reaching a budget agreement and passing the 2019-20 budget by the June 15 constitutional deadline. Budget Conference Committee. On Sunday evening, the Budget Conference Committee completed their work to reconcile differences between the Senate and Assembly budget plans. CHEAC captured key actions taken…
Read More »This week, the California Legislature held a number of policy committee hearings on bills in their second house. In what is shaping up to be a very busy month ahead, the Assembly and Senate continued setting bills for hearings in their policy committees ahead of the July 10 deadline for fiscal bills and July 12…
Read More »On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-14-19 calling for the development of a statewide Master Plan on Aging by October 1, 2020. Citing figures showing that California’s over-65 population is set to grow to 8.6 million by 2030, Governor Newsom indicates the Master Plan will serve as a blueprint to be used by…
Read More »The Committee for California’s Health (formerly the Health Equity Awards Planning Committee) recently announced its third cycle of the California Advancing Health Equity Awards and accompanying workshop. These awards are designed to honor innovative local health departments and uplift strategies that build power to advance health equity for all Californians. All California local health departments…
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