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Health Issues High on Budget Panel List
Health care issues came up repeatedly when the Senate budget committee discussed the governor’s proposed spending plan last week.
Judge Rules on Medi-Cal Backlog Suit, Orders State To Adhere to 45-Day Deadline
Four months after health care advocates sued the state over delays in processing Medi-Cal applications, a judge decided in the advocates’ favor.
‘Much Has Changed’ Since Legislature Last Considered an End-of-Life Bill
During the introduction of end-of-life legislation in Sacramento, advocates and lawmakers made sure to address the bill’s expected opposition.
Home Care Overtime Decision Leaves $200 Million Question Mark in State Budget
California officials abandoned the plan to pay overtime to home health care workers because of a court ruling — but what happens to the money slated for it in the state budget plan?
Budget Proposal ‘A Good Starting Point’
The chair of the Assembly budget committee called Gov. Brown’s proposed budget a good starting point but “by no means the end of the conversation” in the Legislature’s first budget hearing of the year.
More Latinos Signing Up for Insurance
Covered California enrollment is on track to meet a goal of 1.7 million sign-ups with a much larger percentage of Latino and African American enrollees than last year, exchange officials said.
Alejo Takes Over Latino Caucus Chair
“When our state’s fastest growing demographic thrives, California thrives,” according to Assembly member Luis Alejo, who took over yesterday as the new chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus.
Draft Plan Emerges To Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Care
After four years of planning, the state’s Department of Public Health has released its strategic plan to address mental health care disparities experienced by Californians of various races, ethnicities and sexual orientations.
Paid Sick Leave for Home Health Workers Returns to Legislature
For the fifth time in the past six years, the California Legislature will consider a proposal to provide paid sick leave to the state’s estimated 400,000 home health care workers.
Budget Health Care Bartering Brewing
Gov. Brown proposed no major cuts to health care in this year’s budget, but there’s not much in the way of program restoration either, setting the stage for bargaining in Sacramento.