Last month, Capitol Weekly and the UCS Sol Price School of Public Policy held a conference entitled Health Care in Crisis in Sacramento. The conference examined the state of health care in California in light of federal attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Topics covered during the event included how to improve…
Read More »On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation that permits the state to increase its supply of Hepatitis A vaccines in order to control the current outbreak throughout the state. While immunizations have been distributed to targeted areas, additional supplies are needed. The emergency proclamation gives the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) authority…
Read More »Due to the 2017 CHEAC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, the CHEAC Office in Sacramento will be closed for the remainder of the week beginning on Tuesday, October 17. Our regular weekly update will not be published next Friday, October 20, but will resume the following week. We look forward to seeing members in Anaheim!
Read More »CHEAC will be hosting a Health Realignment Training on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 10:00 am to 3:15 pm at The California Endowment in Sacramento (1414 K Street, First Floor – Adelante Room). The training will include the following sessions: Realignment Historical Overview Realignment Basics Significant Policy Changes Impacting 1991 Realignment CHEAC Realignment Tracking County…
Read More »On Thursday this week, President Donald Trump took two decisive actions related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which are likely to send health insurance marketplaces into turmoil. Earlier in the day, President Trump signed an executive order directing key agencies to issue new regulations and guidance related to provisions of the ACA. Later, the…
Read More »Facing a Sunday deadline to take action on remaining bills approved by the Senate and Assembly, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed and signed into law a wide range of measures this week. Notably, Governor Brown signed a series of measures to improve services and support for women, children, and families, including AB 10 (C. Garcia) that…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will be offering a training webinar on 2018 local health department (LHD) indirect cost rates (ICR) and a walkthrough of new improvements and enhancements to the ICR system on Wednesday, October 18 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Webinar call-in information is available here. A recording of the…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced a cooperative agreement opportunity to establish a roster of public health departments that would be pre-identified and pre-approved for rapid funding by CDC for public health emergencies of such magnitude, complexity, or significance that it would have an overwhelming impact upon, and exceed resources…
Read More »The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has launched an interactive guide providing an overview of the recent National Academies report Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use. The guide outlines trends in the prescription and illicit opioid epidemics, links to additional resources,…
Read More »The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be holding a webinar entitled A Model Population Health Initiative: Reducing Costs by Going Upstream on Monday, October 23 from 10:30 am-11:30 am PST. The webinar will highlight the winner of the 2017 Future of Population Health Award and the initiative’s work in providing temporary transitional housing for homeless…
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