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),…
Read More »The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) this week issued a report on the impacts of expanded eligibility of health insurance in California. PPIC, in light of Governor Newsom’s proposal to expand full-scope Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible residents regardless of immigration status, explored longer-term impacts of the 2014 Medi-Cal expansion in California, with a…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week released a new report highlighting the economic impact of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), specifically the role ARPA played in reducing poverty. The report, issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), projects that economic relief efforts –…
Read More »The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) California Technical Assistance Center (COHTAC) recently published the Tobacco Cessation Toolkit for California Dental Providers. The toolkit was created in partnership with the San Joaquin County Public Health Services Smoking & Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Program (STOPP) and Local Oral Health Program and the California Department of Public…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report finding that despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to impact some groups more than others due to “longstanding and ingrained barriers.” Black and African American people account for a higher proportion of new HIV…
Read More »A new study released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) found that after a decade of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), coverage and health care access disparities persist among Californians. In 2020, more than 2.5 million California children, adolescents, and adults (ages 0-64) did not have health…
Read More »The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) this week released its 2022 California Health Policy Survey, its annual poll examining Californians’ views on health care affordability, housing and homelessness, experiences with health care, health care equity, and the COVID-19 pandemic. CHCF partnered with the National Opinion Research Council (NORC) at the University of Chicago to assess…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a comprehensive report as part of its series of reports examining the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In its latest report, GAO sets forth five recommendations relative to pandemic funding managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), tax relief…
Read More »The Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) recently published a fact sheet that “purposefully brings the public health and health care systems” in one publication to explore their different funding sources, separate government structures, and future opportunities to enhance coordination between the two systems. The fact sheet details historical state funding trends in health care and…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB) recently published a new data brief detailing trends and statistics on suicide among older adults in California. The publication provides 2018 data on suicides among residents ages 65 and older in California, as well as highlights from counties participating in the California…
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