Monthly Archives: July 2010
Safety Net Integration
| July 8, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Along with the tumult and flux that will invariably come with the implementation of health reform, the next few years offers California an opportunity to reexamine existing health care systems and structures. Reform implementation, therefore, brings with it the possibility of better designing the way health coverage and health care… more
Oh yeah, the Budget…
| July 8, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Amid all the movement in Sacramento around the High Risk Pool, Section 1115 Waiver Renewal, Health Benefits Exchange, and even the Single Payer bill, it is easy to forget about the state budget. If you recall, the state is currently in a $19.1 billion budget deficit (in a total budget… more
Join the HHS Region IX List Serve
| July 8, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Herb Schultz, the new Regional Director of HHS Region IX, is adding stakeholders to his “CONTACT LIST” every day. Region IX uses the Contact List to send information emails every few days with updates and announcements on reform implementation and other key HHS policies, programs, and initiatives. If you would… more
Community-Based Orgs and Health Reform
| July 7, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Do you work for a community-based organization (CBO) that connects community members to prevention and wellness services, coordinates access to health services, and links individuals to coverage? Did you know that health reform emphasizes local-level efforts aimed at wellness, health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and health care quality in a… more
Did you know…
| July 6, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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… that approximately half of all fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in the U.S. come from California farms? … that farm workers in California consist mostly of young Latino males, with little education and low incomes? … that most California farm workers are poor and have limited access to medical… more
Promoting Prevention
| July 2, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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On Wednesday, the White House issued a press release announcing an Executive Order establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council. The Surgeon General will serve as the Chair of the Council, also shall be composed of: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) the Secretary of Labor; (3)… more
Health Reform Getting More Popular
| July 1, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The word is spreading… more Americans are starting to agree that it does in fact make sense for more people to have health insurance, for the system to focus on prevention, to curb egregious insurance practices, and contain sky rocketing costs. According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 48%… more
