CHEAC has a new Policy Analyst, Jack Anderson, who will be starting on Tuesday, March 21. Jack has previously worked as a Project and Policy Coordinator with the University of California, San Francisco and as a Research Assistant and Analyst at the Creighton University Center for Health Services. Jack also interned with the Centers for…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Trump Administration released a budget blueprint outlining their priority budget changes for Federal Fiscal Year 2018. Significant cuts are proposed to discretionary funding for a variety of federal departments including the Environmental Protection Agency (31%), the State Department (29%), and the Department of Health & Human Services (17.9%), among many others. In…
Read More »The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees advanced their respective repeal and replacement bills without accepting any amendments. The bills will be heard in the House Budget Committee next week before heading to the House floor. The Congressional Budget Office has not yet scored the bills. Several organizations have voiced their opposition,…
Read More »The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 and Assembly Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services convened their respective hearings this week on issues related to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Dr. Smith, CDPH director, provided members with a general overview of the department, while several deputies provided members with program specific updates…
Read More »The CHEAC Legislative Committee met for our second and final in-person meeting of the year to review the last batch of introduced bills. An updated bill chart with all newly added bills will available next week. CHEAC’s current bill chart can be found here. A few actions taken by the Legislative Committee are highlighted below:…
Read More »This week, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) issues, including the Governor’s action to discontinue the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) and the elimination of the county IHSS maintenance of effort (MOE). The Assembly put forth a proposal that would: Increase the county MOE by $626…
Read More »This week, the Senate Finance Committee moved the confirmation of Seema Verma, for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to the full Senate with a party-line vote. A final vote is expected as early as next week.
Read More »On Monday, March 6, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees released their bills to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The bills essentially provide significant tax relief to insurers, while making coverage less affordable and less comprehensive for consumers. Mark ups on these proposals are expected tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8….
Read More »On Wednesday, March 29, the eighth County Health Rankings report will be released. A few important dates to keep in mind: March 20: The embargoed state toolkit will be available. March 21: The embargoed beta website will be available. March 22: State Team Webinar to go over important details about this year’s release, review the…
Read More »Policy committees have started to hear legislative bills this week. Of interest to CHEAC members, AB 6 (Lackey) was heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 6 creates a drugged driving task force within the CA Highway Patrol to develop recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed legislation, and other policies that will address the issue…
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