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Covered California Awards $37 Million in Grants for Outreach and Education

ITUP — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:14:53 +0000

On May 14, 2013, Covered California announced it will be awarding $37 million in grants to 48 organizations for outreach and education efforts to individuals and small businesses. “Together, we can significantly strengthen our effort to ensure as many Californians as possible are aware of and are enrolled in the… more

Administration Proposes State-Based Medi-Cal Expansion in May Revise

Kiwon Yoo — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:36:02 +0000

The Governor’s May Revise was released earlier today, which showed an additional $4.5 billion in tax revenue, a $1.1 billion reserve, proposed “an affordable and sustainable path for a state-based expansion” of the Medi-Cal program with a “commensurate shift in some responsibilities to counties,” and maintained that “preserving a strong… more

Covered California Announces Third Service Center Cite–Fresno, Rancho Cordova, and Contra Costa County Selected

John Connolly — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:27:34 +0000

Covered California announced today that the location of its third service center cite will be in Rancho Cordova in Sacramento County. The three service centers will handle telephone inquiries about the coverage offered through Covered California, and they will have the capability to determine households’ eligibility to purchase a health… more

Affordable Care Act to Substantially Expand Coverage for People Needing Addiction Services, Access Concerns Remain

John Connolly — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:59:06 +0000

Today, the Associated Press released a story about the implications of the Affordable Care Act for people in need of addiction treatment. Many Americans who need these services are not able to access treatment, with just around 10% of the 23 million people with alcohol and substance abuse disorders receiving… more

Health Affairs Piece Shows California OSHPD Data a Part of National Trend from Inpatient to Outpatient Care

Lucien Wulsin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:26:51 +0000

The OSHPD data for 2008-2011 that we reported last week showed California’s hospital inpatient days and visits declining by 11 and 2.5% respectively while California’s community clinic visits increased by 20%, particularly for managed care patients. According to a recent Health Affairs blog[1], this is part of a national trend.… more

CHCF Host Briefing on SPD Transition

Kandis Driscoll — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:17:30 +0000

Yesterday, the California HealthCare Foundation hosted a briefing on the experience of seniors and persons with disabilities transitioning to Medi-Cal managed care plans. California’s 2010 §1115 Medicaid Waiver permitted the mandatory enrollment of SPDs into managed care beginning June 2011. The shift into managed care aims to help DHCS achieve… more

California Gains Federal Approval for Duals Demonstration

Veronika Kiselev — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:03:33 +0000

Today, California received federal approval for a three-year demonstration program, nearly two years in the making, to improve care for the Californians with both Medi-Cal and Medicare coverage (dual eligibles). The Duals Demonstration, now titled Cal MediConnect is scheduled to begin no sooner than October 2013. Dual eligibles account for… more

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY TO THE ACA

Lucien Wulsin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:09:44 +0000

We are within seven months of launch when up to 6 million uninsured Californians can begin to enroll in coverage, when two million private individually insured Californians can enroll in more affordable coverage and when all small employers and their employees will have a wider choice of coverage options. So… more

What Can Californians Expect in 2014?: Analyzing our Future with the Affordable Care Act

Sara Watson — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:56:56 +0000

Today, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conducted an informative seminar for Californians, titled “ What Can Californians Expect in 2014?: Analyzing our Future with the Affordable Care Act” Dylan Roby, Director of The Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research discussed California’s… more

The California Endowment Releases Undocumented California Youth Video and Launches #Health4All Campaign

Sara Watson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:58:51 +0000

The California Endowment releases “Dreaming of Health Care”, a video made in partnership with a group of Californian undocumented youth who are residents of Southern California and the Central Valley. The video kicks off The Endowment’s #Health4All campaign, an effort to drive a dialog about providing a health care solution… more