After National and State Elections, California Health Care Stakeholders Look to the Future

In a California Healthline Special Report by Rachel Dornhelm, experts discussed how the re-election of President Obama and the passage of California’s Proposition 30 will affect the state’s health care system.

Many officials and advocates said that 2013 will be a crucial year for health care policy as the nation moves toward full implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

The Special Report includes comments from:

Alex Briscoe, director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency;
Vanessa Cajina, a legislative advocate at the Western Center on Law and Poverty;
State Controller John Chiang (D);
Joe Lee, Community HealthCorps program coordinator at LifeLong Medical Care; and
William Walker, director and health officer for Contra Costa Health Services (Dornhelm, California Healthline, 10/10).

The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.

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<h1>After National and State Elections, California Health Care Stakeholders Look to the Future</h1>
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<p>In a <i>California Healthline</i> Special Report by Rachel Dornhelm, experts discussed how the re-election of President Obama and the passage of California’s Proposition 30 will affect the state’s health care system.</p><p>Many officials and advocates said that 2013 will be a crucial year for health care policy as the nation moves toward full implementation of the Affordable Care Act.</p><p>The Special Report includes comments from:</p><ul><li>Alex Briscoe, director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency; </li><li>Vanessa Cajina, a legislative advocate at the Western Center on Law and Poverty; </li><li>State Controller John Chiang (D); </li><li>Joe Lee, Community HealthCorps program coordinator at LifeLong Medical Care; and </li><li>William Walker, director and health officer for Contra Costa Health Services (Dornhelm, <i>California Healthline</i>, 10/10).</li></ul><p>The complete transcript of this Special Report is <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2012/11/chlspecialreporttranscript111412.pdf">available as a PDF</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/after-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/after-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/after-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20After%20National%20and%20State%20Elections%2C%20California%20Health%20Care%20Stakeholders%20Look%20to%20the%20Future&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Fafter-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/after-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/after-national-and-state-elections-california-health-care-stakeholders-look-to-the-future/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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