The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it is seeking feedback on topics related to health care access, such as enrolling in and maintaining coverage, access health care services and supports, and ensuring adequate provider payment rates to encourage provider availability and quality. According to CMS, the request for information (RFI)…
Read More »This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order postponing the effective date of the “Required Warnings for Cigarettes Packages and Advertisements” final rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The district court delayed implementation of the rule for an additional three months, until April 9, 2023….
Read More »The Newsom Administration within the past week announced a series of funding awards to address homelessness throughout California. We detail these announcements below: $38 Million Announced to Combat Youth Homelessness Governor Gavin Newsom late last week announced $38 million in new grant programs for community-based organizations statewide through the Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing…
Read More »The California Transportation Commission (CTC), in partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will release the 2023 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 6 request for applications on March 16, 2022, to fund local infrastructure (e.g., bicycle paths and pedestrian facility construction) and non-infrastructure (e.g., education, encouragement) projects. Applications will be due to Caltrans by…
Read More »The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) this week issued a report on the impacts of expanded eligibility of health insurance in California. PPIC, in light of Governor Newsom’s proposal to expand full-scope Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible residents regardless of immigration status, explored longer-term impacts of the 2014 Medi-Cal expansion in California, with a…
Read More »This week, CHEAC held its State Legislative Member Education Days in a virtual format with numerous California State Senators and Assembly Members. 17 jurisdictions participated in this year’s annual event, meeting with 24 legislator offices to urge support of the California Can’t Wait Coalition Public Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO) Initiative. CHEAC extends our…
Read More »On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly acted on a series of early action budget items proposed by the Newsom Administration, including investments to support the continued emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic and supplemental paid sick leave for California workers. We highlight these actions below: COVID-19 Emergency Response Funding SB 115 (Skinner) received…
Read More »Subcommittees of both the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee continue to ramp up their activities as part of the 2022 Budget Act, examining budget proposals and investments detailed in the Governor’s January Budget Proposal. Below, we highlight several subcommittee activities from this week: Assembly Sub. 1 Assesses Health Care…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week announced it will allow temporary measures imposed during the most recent COVID-19 surge to expire. The move comes as CDPH notes COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across the state and the Omicron surge subsides, including a 65 percent decrease in case rates since the peak of…
Read More »On Thursday, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón issued a State Public Health Officer Order temporarily modifying certain COVID-19 reporting requirements for health care providers and laboratories. Under the order that took effect immediately: Health care providers must report hospitalization and/or death of a patient due…
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