On Monday, March 14, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard the Governor’s health care workforce budget proposals under the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Representatives from the HCAI, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, Vision y Compromiso, and CHEAC were invited to participate in the panel discussion. While…
Read More »The California Department of Finance (DOF) this week issued its March finance bulletin, providing a statewide economic update and detailing labor and revenue conditions. Notably, preliminary General Fund cash receipts for the first eight months of 2021-22 fiscal year were $17.534 billion above the 2022-23 Governor’s Budget forecast of $117.301 billion. Cash receipts for the…
Read More »On Monday, March 14, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services will be hearing the Governor’s health care workforce budget proposals under issue 7. While the focus is on the health care workforce, CHEAC has been invited to join the panel discussion to highlight the challenges the public health workforce is experiencing,…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through Federal Fiscal Year 2022, which ends in September. The final bill includes funding increases to public health agencies and programs under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including a $582 million increase for the…
Read More »This week, California State Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees continued a steady pace of committee hearings, assessing proposed investments offered by the Newsom Administration through the Governor’s January Budget. Below, we highlight a few hearings of most interest to CHEAC Members: Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 Hears Stakeholder Proposals, Including California Can’t…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released additional details regarding its proposal to sunset the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program, as set forth in the Governor’s January Budget. DHCS proposes to sunset the CHDP Program by July 1, 2023, to simplify and streamline the delivery of services to children…
Read More »Budget Subcommittees of both the California State Senate and Assembly this week maintained busy schedules, considering a series of investment proposals from the Newsom Administration in areas of health care, health care workforce, food insecurity, and other notable areas. Below, we highlight relevant hearings. Senate Sub. 3 Considers Investments for DHCS On Thursday, the Senate…
Read More »The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) this week published a brief assessing various January Budget proposals from the Newsom Administration related to improving health care access and affordability in California. The LAO details opportunities for the Legislature to improve affordability of health plans purchased through Covered California, as well as key access and affordability challenges that…
Read More »This week, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 considered key public health- and health-related investments proposed by the Newsom Administration. Below, we detail these hearings: Senate Sub. 3 Considers CDPH Investments, Including for Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Today, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee…
Read More »The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) this week issued its assessment of the Newsom Administration’s proposal for public health foundational support, namely the Governor’s January Budget proposal to provide $300 million ongoing to state and local public health. The LAO provides historical context and background of state funding into the California Department of Public Health (CDPH),…
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