On Thursday, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services held a hearing that included an informational update on the California Children’s Services (CCS) Whole Child Model (WCM) implementation. Recall, SB 586 (Chapter 625, Statutes of 2016) established the WCM in designated County Organized Health System (COHS) jurisdictions through…
Read More »The County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) and the Health Officers Association of California (HOAC) applaud Governor Newsom for the inclusion of $40 million to local health departments for prevention, testing, and treatment services in the FY 2019-20 May Revision. CHEAC President and Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency Director Mimi Hall expresses gratitude,…
Read More »On Thursday, the Governor’s proposal to rename and refocus the Council on Health Care Delivery Systems (Council), established by the 2018 Budget Act, to the Healthy California For All Commission (Commission) was heard in the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services. The California Health and Human Services…
Read More »On Monday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services continued to hear the Governor’s January budget proposals. This hearing focused on issues under the purview of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and included three key proposals of interest to local health departments. Highlights are provided below. STD Funding….
Read More »On Thursday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services convened a day-long hearing on budget items falling under the purview of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Senator Richard Pan chaired the meeting coming off the heels of chairing…
Read More »On Monday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Service, led by Acting Chair Assembly member Eloise Gómez Reyes, heard several items related to health coverage affordability, expanding Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented adults and the proposed increased to the redirection of 1991 Health Realignment under AB 85 (Statutes of 2013). Highlights from…
Read More »On Monday, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard items related substance use disorder prevention and addiction treatment from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). State Public Health Officer and CDPH Director Dr. Karen Smith provided an overview of CDPH programs and activities…
Read More »On Monday, Assembly Budget Subcommittees No. 1 on Health and Human Services and No. 2 on Education Finance convened a joint informational hearing entitled, “Meeting the Demand for Health: Final Report of the California Future Health Workforce Commission.” Recall, the California Future Health Workforce Commission released its final report in February, which assessed the current…
Read More »On Thursday, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services convened to hear items under the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Timely Access and Prescription Drug Cost Transparency Report. DMHC discussed the Timely Access Reports, noting that since 2013, DHMC…
Read More »On Monday, President Donald Trump released his Administration’s proposed FY 2020 budget, amounting to a record $4.75 trillion plan that increases military and defense spending while significantly cutting health, environmental, and education spending. Notably, spending on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is slated for a 12 percent cut, which includes a $750…
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