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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.
Children’s Dental Advocates Circle Wagons After Budget Snub
Dental and children’s health advocates are taking their arguments to the Legislature after the governor included no new money for dental programs in his proposed budget. Funding for such programs was excluded from the budget despite a state audit last month criticizing California’s dental program for kids.
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.
Report Examines State Budget Cut Effects in Alameda County
When the state cuts funding for health care, counties feel it keenly, according to a report issued by Alameda County.
Health Care Battles Focus on What’s Left Out of Budget, Not What’s in It
California’s fiscal year 2014-2015 budget includes small steps toward restoring large health care cuts made during the recession, but most of the big-ticket items are still on the shelf, stirring anger among advocates and legislators.
Health Issues Spur Debate Into Final Hours of Budget Negotiations
Debate over health care-related issues produced a high level of angst among California legislators in the final hours of budget discussions Sunday night.
Legislature Firms Up Budget Deal; Almost All Health Issues Go Wanting
The Legislature and governor said no to a raft of health care funding proposals — including Medi-Cal provider rates and autism as a Medi-Cal benefit — in a budget agreement being released today and put to a vote on Sunday.
How Budget Cuts Hit the Health System
Several health care budget decisions will be made this week in Sacramento, including Medi-Cal provider rates, home health care worker overtime and mental health program funding. One legislator breaks down how those decisions might have long-term effects.
Home Care Providers, Recipients Make Push To Be Included in Budget Deals
Budget decisions are about to be made in Sacramento. Home health care workers and the people who rely on them gathered in the capitol to make sure their funding requests are heard.
Budget Wrangling Ramps Up This Week Over Children’s Health Care Programs
The fate of a number of state health care programs — including the possibility of autism therapy as a Medi-Cal benefit — will be decided in budget talks this week.