Despite the shortened week due to the Independence Day holiday, the Legislature continued a busy schedule of policy committee hearings. Just one week remains for policy committees to pass all fiscal-related bills, and non-fiscal bills have two weeks to be passed from policy committees. We highlight several items of interest to CHEAC Members below. Our…
Read More »The California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII) recently released State Health Information Guidance (SHIG) on sharing sensitive health information. SHIG provides information on when, where, and why mental health and substance use disorder information can be exchanged and provides clarification of relevant state and federal laws. This guidance will provide counties necessary information to…
Read More »Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., appointed Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., as the next Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Fitzgerald has been the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report revealing the amount of opioids prescribed in the U.S. peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015. However, the CDC notes providers are still prescribing opioids too often and for longer periods of time, increasing the risk of addiction,…
Read More »Moving Health Care Upstream and ChangeLab Solutions will be holding a free, two-part webinar series about realistic, innovative local and institutional policy strategies that hospital and community-based entities can use to address root causes of asthma and food insecurity. Information on proven tools, templates, and guidance that can be used to determine the most effective…
Read More »CHEAC will be closed next Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We will be open on Monday and will return on Wednesday. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
Read More »Senate Republicans Postpone Vote on ‘Better Care Reconciliation Act’ After releasing the ‘Better Care Reconciliation Act’ (BCRA) late last week, Senate Republicans faced stiff opposition, both from the public and within their party, forcing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to postpone the vote until after the July 4 Recess. On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office…
Read More »Policy committees in both houses continue ahead of the looming July Legislative deadlines. With just two weeks to pass fiscal bills and three weeks to pass non-fiscal bills, policy committees are scheduled to meet on Monday, will break on Tuesday for the Independence Day holiday, and reconvene on Wednesday. This week’s full bill chart is…
Read More »On Tuesday this week, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a $183 billion ($125 billion General Fund) state budget without issuing any vetoes. The newly-signed budget goes into effect starting July 1, and notably increases spending on Medi-Cal, education, child care, and transportation infrastructure. The budget also provides $1.8 billion to the rainy day fund…
Read More »President Donald Trump announced this week his intent to nominate Indiana State Health Commissioner Jerome M. Adams, M.D., MPH as the next U.S. Surgeon General. Adams’ nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The White House announcement is available here.
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