LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown sticks to hard line in revised budget proposal
By Chris MegerianMay 14, 2013, 12:19 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown took a hard line Tuesday as he unveiled his latest budget plan, seeking to tighten general-fund spending and holding firm on his push to redistribute money for schools. He proposed general-fund expenditures of $96.4 billion for the budget year that begins in July — $1.3 … Read more
California Healthline: CMS Outlines Cuts to Hospitals That Treat Low-Income Patients
On Monday, CMS issued a proposed rule detailing a payment reduction mandated under the Affordable Care Act to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients, Modern Healthcare reports. The Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions were developed as an offset for the cost of the ACA’s Medicaid expansion and are based on the assumption that the ACA’s coverage … Read more
California Healthline: CMS Outlines Cuts to Hospitals That Treat Low-Income Patients
On Monday, CMS issued a proposed rule detailing a payment reduction mandated under the Affordable Care Act to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients, Modern Healthcare reports. The Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions were developed as an offset for the cost of the ACA’s Medicaid expansion and are based on the assumption that the ACA’s coverage … Read more
California Healthline: Stop-Loss Bill Heads for Senate Floor Vote
by David Gorn The Senate Committee on Appropriations yesterday approved a bill to ban a certain type of selection criteria when insurers issue stop-loss health care coverage to small employers. The bill was one of a small mountain of bills before the Appropriations committee yesterday. The policy committees have finished their legislative work for this … Read more
Washington Post: Budget request denied, Sebelius turns to health executives to finance Obamacare
By Sarah Kliff, Published: May 10, 2013 at 4:12 pm Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has gone, hat in hand, to health industry officials, asking them to make large financial donations to help with the effort to implement President Obama’s landmark health-care law, two people familiar with the outreach said. Her unusual fundraising push comes … Read more
LA Times: Healthcare puts Jerry Brown, Capitol Democrats on different sides
The Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it easier to obtain public insurance than Brown does and send more money to doctors, hospitals and counties than the governor wants to part with. May 10, 2013|By Anthony York and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — With California’s deficit wiped out and its economy … Read more
LA Times: Healthcare puts Jerry Brown, Capitol Democrats on different sides
The Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it easier to obtain public insurance than Brown does and send more money to doctors, hospitals and counties than the governor wants to part with. May 10, 2013|By Anthony York and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — With California’s deficit wiped out and its … Read more
CDCAN: IHSS Recipients on Temporary 8% Across-the-board Cut in Service Hours
Draft County Notice to IHSS Recipients on Temporary 8% Across-the-board Cut in Service Hours to IHSS Recipients California State Budget: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES RELEASES DRAFT COUNTY NOTICES TO IHSS RECIPIENTS ON TEMPORARY 8% ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUTS IN HOURS · Draft “All County Notice” and Draft Attachments When Finalized Will Be Official Notice to Counties on the … Read more
California Healthline: ‘So Many Moving Parts’ To Fit Together
by David Gorn The Department of Health Care Services announced this week that the Cal MediConnect duals demonstration project will not start until at least January, 2014, a delay from its previous expected launch date in October, 2013. Advocates for seniors’ health care yesterday praised the decision, saying the extra three months will go a … Read more
HHS: Health centers to help uninsured individuals gain affordable health insurance coverage
Obama administration provides $150 million for health centers to offer enrollment assistance nationwide Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new funding to help more uninsured Americans enroll in new health insurance coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. Approximately $150 million will help community health centers provide in-person enrollment assistance … Read more
