Monthly Archives: January 2011
PBGH Talks Exchanges
| January 28, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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On January 13th, our friends at the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) met with leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C. to share their insights on how HHS can best ensure that health insurance Exchanges improve coverage and quality while moderating costs. According… more
Reforming Health Care’s Payment and Delivery Systems
| January 27, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Each year, billions of dollars are needlessly spent in California’s health care system. In fact, as much as 30 percent of treatment may be unnecessary. At all levels in the system, we see excessive administrative costs, overpriced services, and duplicative or even harmful care. Our private and public reimbursement systems… more
Reforming California’s Delivery System
| January 24, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Delivery Reform, Workgroups |
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Analysis and recommendations from ITUP’s Delivery System and Reimbursement Reform issue workgroup. more
Medi-Cal Simplification
| January 24, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Program Simplification, Workgroups |
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OVERVIEW In its current state, the Medi-Cal program is large, complex, and slow moving. For beneficiaries, county eligibility workers, and state administrators alike, the system is burdened by excessive bureaucracy and unnecessary complexity that oftentimes lead to significant barriers to coverage. For instance, there are currently some 35 eligibility categories… more
Recommendations for Exchange Implemention
| January 24, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under California HBEX, Workgroups |
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Opening its doors on January 1, 2014, the California Health Benefit Exchange will offer affordable coverage to millions of uninsured and currently under-insured individuals, as well as to small- and eventually to mid-sized employers. Premium subsidies in the form of refundable tax credits will be available to those with incomes… more
The Undocumented and Health Care Reform
| January 20, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under The Uninsured |
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Federal healthcare reform has made an unprecedented effort to extend affordable healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) impressively aims to expand private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare, invest in preventive services and the medical workforce, protect patients against unfair insurance practices, and establish… more
ACA Repeal Bill Introduced
| January 19, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Later today, the House of Representatives will vote on the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, a two-page bill that calls for federal statutes to be restored what they were before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in March 2010. The bill would also repeal the… more
Health Insurance Exchange White Paper
| January 18, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under California HBEX, Workgroups |
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OVERVIEW Less than five months after President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), California passed AB 1602 (Perez) and SB 900 (Alquist & Steinberg), announcing to the country that the state is ready to take on the challenge of implementing and operating a Health… more
MLK and Health Reform
| January 18, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Yesterday, many of us took time to celebrate and commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King. Dr. King’s vision spurred the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. His charisma brought 300,000 to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. His efforts, and those of… more
Waiver Implementation Rolling Ahead
| January 17, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The new 1115 Waiver offers all California counties opportunities to initiate and grow coverage of their uninsured population and draw down some of the $10 billion in federal matching funds over the next five years. In its effort to implement the waiver quickly, last week the state announced two developments.… more
