This week, Senator Mike Enzi, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, introduced a resolution to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The resolution provides instructions to the committees with jurisdiction over the ACA (Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, and House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means) on…
Read More »Governor Brown is expected to unveil his 2017-18 budget plan next week. CHEAC will provide an overview of the Governor’s budget post-release. As a refresher, CHEAC’s write-up of the LAO’s fiscal outlook can be found here.
Read More »The California Legislature returned to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 4, for a relatively quiet and short week. Legislative leadership announced retaining former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder and his firm Covington & Burling, to serve as legal counsel to advise on potential legal challenges with the incoming Trump Administration. Legislative leaders noted that the…
Read More »Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced his leadership team and committee chairs for the upcoming legislative session. Key changes include the appointment of Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-31) as chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-19) remains chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. Assemblyman Jim Wood (D-2) remains…
Read More »Happy holidays from CHEAC! We hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and look forward to an exciting year serving the needs of local health departments and improving the health of our communities. The CHEAC office will close at 2 pm today and will reopen on Tuesday, December 27.
Read More »The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued a Medi-Cal NewsFlash yesterday updating providers on when they can submit claims directly to DHCS for the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP). In a previous NewsFlash published on October 11, 2016, DHCS informed providers that they may submit claims directly to DHCS for MCIP for dates of…
Read More »UC Berkeley Labor Center released a brief that estimates the effects on employment, gross domestic product (GDP), and state and local tax revenue in California with the elimination of the major health insurance expansions, reduction in taxes, and removal of penalties under a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The summary estimates that…
Read More »California State Senate Leader, Kevin De León announced his committee assignments for the upcoming legislative session. Key changes include the appointment of Senator Holly Mitchell (D-30) as chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Committee and Senator Richard Pan (D-6) as the chair of Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services. Senator Ed…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) shared recommendations to the incoming Trump Administration and the 115th U.S. Congress to protect and improve health and well-being in the nation’s communities. These recommendations provide Congress and the Administration with a list of essential, short-term priorities to improve local infrastructure as well as promote…
Read More »Earlier this week, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act, a sprawling piece of legislation that provides increased funding for medical research, overhauls federal mental health care policy, and speeds up the development and approval of experimental drug treatments. Overall, the Cures Act provides $6.3 billion to various programs and federal agencies…
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