Monthly Archives: January 2012
Rise in U.S. Health Care Spending Reaches Historic Lows
| January 10, 2012 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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January’s issue of Health Affairs reports that US health care spending reached historically low growth rates in 2009 and 2010. According to analysts at CMS, the low rate of growth reflects lower utilization in health care than in previous years. Health care spending only grew 3.9% in 2010, which is… more
Integrating California’s Safety Net
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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Dr. Annette Gardner, PhD of UCSF recently looked at 5 different California safety net systems to determine their progresses in integration leading up to 2014. At a briefing in Oakland on December 13, 2011, representatives from the 5 county systems came together to review the findings and share, in person,… more
Summary of FY2012-13 Health Budget Proposals
| January 6, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Health Financing |
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1. MRMIB will be eliminated and its programs (Healthy Families, AIM, MRMIP and PCIP) will be shifted into the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Roughly 457,000 children will lose Healthy Families eligibility and shift to Medi-Cal in 2012-13. Managed care reimbursement rates will be cut by 25.7%. 2. DMH… more
FY2012-13 Budget Proposal Includes Steep HHS Cuts
| January 5, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The governor’s budget proposal was released earlier today ahead of schedule. Unsurprisingly, this year’s budget proposal is a continuation of a years-long trend that cuts deeply into critical HHS programs. Despite the state’s improving fiscal condition, slow economic growth and lower-than-anticipated General Fund revenues were cited as reasons for the… more
