Monthly Archives: December 2010
State Considering “Early Innovator” Grant App
| December 4, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Last month, HHS announced competitive, two-year “Early Innovator” grants to be awarded to five states to help design and implement Information Technology (IT) systems that will be used to support operation of the Health Insurance Exchanges. The state is currently considering whether to submit a grant proposal. The grant application… more
Yesterday’s Safety Net Panel
| December 3, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Yesterday, the Center for Health Improvement and the California Health Policy Forum hosted the Enhancing the Health Care Safety Net: Innovative Care Models panel discussion. Panelists included: Laura Hogan, facilitator David Maxwell-Jolly, California DHCS Kelly Pfeifer, San Francisco Health Plan Lucien Wulsin, ITUP Louise McCarthy, Community Clinic Association of LA… more
One-Fifth of Nonelderly Californians Do Not Have Access to Job-Based Coverage
| December 1, 2010 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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According to a policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 20.5% (5.7 million) of Californians under the age of 65 who lived with at least one employed family member did not have access to job-based health insurance coverage in 2007. Out of the 3.8 million non-elderly adults… more
Enrollment Simplification Standards & Protocols
| December 1, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Section 1561 of the Affordable Care Act required the federal Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee, to develop standards and protocols that facilitate electronic enrollment of individuals in health and human services programs. The National… more
Virginia Court Dismisses Health Reform Challenge
| December 1, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Yesterday, a federal judge in Richmond, Virginia dismissed Liberty University‘s lawsuit challenging the PPACA, declaring that the individual mandate — the provision requiring most individuals to obtain insurance — is constitutional. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Norman Moon is the second court decision upholding federal health reform. In October,… more
