Monthly Archives: June 2011
Summary of CA Legislation to Improve ACA
| June 8, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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Anthony Wright from Health Access recently summarized health-related bills that passed full floor votes in the California Legislature on Friday, June 3. These bills aim to control costs, expand access, guarantee benefits, maximize coverage, and assist small businesses. The following bills have passed either the House or the Senate and… more
Positions on the May Revise
| June 8, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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Yesterday, California Coverage & Health Initiatives (CCHI) released a summary of various organizations’ positions on the May Revise‘s proposal to move the Healthy Families Program into Medi-Cal starting in 2012. The transition would affect approximately 900,000 HFP beneficiaries and is estimated to save the state $300M over three years. Stakeholder… more
CMS Publishes NPRM on Releasing Medicare Claims Data
| June 8, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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*THIS JUST IN* CMS released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to implement an ACA provision allowing the release of Medicare claims data. “Qualified” entities may pay an annual fee to collect data on a particular region in order to prepare evaluations and comparisons of provider performance. These publicly available… more
Kids, Coverage Challenges, and Quality Care
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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This morning, I watched an Urban Institute webcast called “Kids, Coverage Challenges, and Quality Care.” Panelists addressed pending issues and concerns with expanding coverage under ACA. It’s interesting to note that according to this study, 9 out of 10 metro areas with the highest populations of children are in California… more
New Development in Medi-Cal Payment Lawsuit
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Alison Klurfeld under Blog |
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The future of California’s proposed Medi-Cal reimbursement cuts is still unclear, with conflicting viewpoints from the Justice and Health and Human Services Departments as the latest development. Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the state in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern… more
Thinking About Children’s Coverage
| June 3, 2011 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Blog, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage |
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We need to thank the Brown Administration for their efforts to provoke all of our best thinking on the best way to cover California’s children in 2011, 2014 and onward. They propose to shift the 900,000 Healthy Families children into Medi-Cal beginning January 2012. Healthy Families covers uninsured children with… more
An Effort to Boost PCIP Enrollment
| June 2, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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On Tuesday, HHS announced they would be reducing premiums and easing eligibility requirements in states with federally-run high risk pools, known as Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP), starting July 1. Eighteen of the 23 states with federally-run plans will see a reduction in premiums ranging from 2-40% and all 23… more
Waiver Update: Summary of 9th DHCS Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting
| June 1, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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The ninth Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting on the 1115 Waiver was held this morning in Sacramento. Participants included representatives from CCS, CCHA, BSCF, Health Access, LACDHS, LADMH, Open Door Community Health Centers, Anthem Blue Cross, AARP, Molina, CHLA, CHCF, CPCA, and IEHP, among others. Toby Douglas, DHCS director, announced that… more
