With last week’s release of the Governor’s May Revision, health and human services budget subcommittees worked hard to hear all May Revision items and closeout all issues previously heard but held open. The Senate concluded the work of the Subcommittee on Thursday, while the Assembly will convene a vote-only hearing on Thursday, May 24. Upon…
Read More »This morning, Governor Jerry Brown released the 2018-19 May Revision which provides updated figures to the Governor’s January budget proposal. CHEAC details the key areas of interest to our members in our May Revision Budget Memo. Additional links related to the May Revise and Budget process are available below: Governor’s May Revision Summary Proposed Trailer…
Read More »This week, Assembly Members Phil Ting (Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee), Arambula (Chair of Assembly Budget Sub 1) and Wood (Chair of Assembly Health Committee) announced a $1.044 billion package to fund significant improvements to California’s Health Care System. The measure was debated in Assembly Subcommittee No. 1 on Monday, where it was eventually…
Read More »At Thursday’s hearing in Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3, a panel of experts including representatives of the California Department of Public Health and Dr. Arnold Leff, Santa Cruz County Health Officer, discussed recent infectious disease outbreaks. Discussions ranged from the detailed plans and practices employed during an outbreak to the capacity at the state and…
Read More »Next week, the Governor is expected to reveal his May Revision to his January budget proposal, though by statute, the Administration has until May 14 to do so. The Governor’s January Budget Proposal alluded to areas where updated estimates would be provided in the May Revision, such as the impact related to the passage of…
Read More »The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services convened a marathon hearing, beginning sometime in the 10 o’clock hour and carrying on through the evening. Members heard budget items under the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Department of Public Health (CDPH). Discussion on…
Read More »On Monday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard budget issues related to substance use disorder treatment and prevention both under the oversight of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). CDPH was asked to provide the Legislature with an update on…
Read More »On Tuesday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance convened a joint hearing exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The hearing, co-chaired by Assembly Members Arambula and McCarty, began with a panel of experts illustrating the impact of adverse childhood experiences and…
Read More »Yesterday, the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services convened hearing items related to four state agencies, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, Department of Managed Health Care, Department of Health Care Services and the Department of Public Health. Two key items of interest to CHEAC, our request for Oral Health Rollover…
Read More »This week, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services continued to hear budget issues related to public health. Highlights from the discussion are provided below: Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH). Connie Mitchell, Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health, the Center for Family Health (the Center) provided members…
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