On Monday, Assembly Budget Subcommittees No. 1 on Health and Human Services and No. 2 on Education Finance convened a joint informational hearing entitled, “Meeting the Demand for Health: Final Report of the California Future Health Workforce Commission.” Recall, the California Future Health Workforce Commission released its final report in February, which assessed the current…
Read More »Last Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on wildfires and directed his Administration to expedite forest management activities to protect 200 communities at an elevated wildfire risk ahead of the upcoming fire season. Newsom’s executive order provides waivers of administrative and regulatory requirements and allow action to be taken in the next 12…
Read More »On Monday, the Trump Administration reversed its previous position on ongoing litigation related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), asking a federal appeals court to strike down the act in its entirety. Recall, in December 2018, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas ruled in favor of a group of Republican attorneys general and governors,…
Read More »On Wednesday, a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Columbia issued a dual-ruling, striking down Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky. Judge James Boasberg determined that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to adequately consider impacts of work requirements, writing, “The Court cannot concur that the Medicaid Act…
Read More »On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Health Insurance Exchanges 2019 Open Enrollment Report, finding that approximately 11.4 million consumers selected or were automatically reenrolled in coverage during the 2019 enrollment period. This figure is a decrease from 11.8 million consumers during the 2018 enrollment period. 24 percent of…
Read More »On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Attorney General announced a $270 million settlement deal that was reached with Purdue Pharma, manufacturers of OxyContin, and its owners, just two months before a trial was set to begin. The lawsuit was being watched closely throughout the country as a number of other U.S. states and local governments pursue legal…
Read More »This week, the Public Health Institute (PHI) announced that it will be hosting the National Opioid Leadership Summit on Tuesday, June 25 in Sacramento. The event will provide opportunities for attendees to learn about, share, and collaborate on solutions to the opioid crisis that bridge criminal justice, health care, and public health sectors. U.S. Surgeon…
Read More »On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA) released a joint policy statement endorsing a suite of public health-related public policy approaches designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children. Citing an alarming increase in consumption of SSBs, AAP and AHA called for a comprehensive strategy to…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a funding opportunity to support one-time infrastructure enhancements to improve new or existing high-quality, integrated oral health services in health centers. Up to 250 grants up to $300,000 each are expected to be awarded nationwide by September 2019. Funding is available to support one-time…
Read More »CHEAC is excited to again offer expanded workshops to our 2019 Annual Meeting attendees through collaborating with key partners to host workshop sessions. Recall, the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting will be held on October 9-11, 2019 in Pasadena and will provide local health department leadership and staff throughout California with networking and learning opportunities. This…
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