SB 56 on Assembly Floor This Friday
| August 18, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
Last week, we blogged about SB 56 (Alquist). In short, the bill would authorize local initiative health plans, county organized health care systems, and county medical service programs to enter into joint ventures to offer coordinated health plans to the individual and group markets. Re-read our blog post for more… more
$1 Million to CA for Insurance Oversight
| August 17, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is distributing $46 million in grants to 45 states (including California) and Washington, D.C., to help improve and expand their ability to enforce new health insurance industry regulations included in the federal health reform law. The grants are… more
California’s PCIP: How It Will Work
| August 16, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
As you know, in late June the legislature passed and the Governor signed SB 227 (Alquist) and AB 1887 (Villines), sister bills that established the new, federally-funded, state-administered high risk pool. Since then, the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board has been working hard to implement the new high risk pool,… more
Health Reform Implementation Timeline
| August 13, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog, Health Care 101 |
|
Now that implementation is underway, we have updated and streamlined our Health Reform Implementation Timeline. In this updated timeline, we offer short descriptions of all reform-related policies and the dates they become effective and/or expire — with a particular focus on California impacts. We hope you find it both substantive… more
Info from HHS
| August 11, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
In this week’s federal Affordable Care Act Bulletin, the Department of Health and Human Services highlighted some resources you might find helpful or informative: ® The new, national consumer-focused Health Care Website. ® Health reform updates from administration officials. ® Get health reform email updates from HHS. ® Frequently asked… more
Joint Ventures Coming Soon?
| August 11, 2010 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
|
For those who haven’t heard about it, we’d like to draw your attention to SB 56 (Alquist). SB 56 would authorize local initiative health plans (LIs), county organized health care systems (COHS), and county medical service programs (CMSPs) to enter into joint ventures to offer coordinated health plans to the… more
New High Risk Pool Implementation on Track
| August 9, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
The word from MRMIB is that implementation of the new, fully-federally-financed high risk pool is on schedule. One of the first major pieces of health reform and officially called the Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), the pool is intended to provide coverage to approx. 25,000 uninsured California residents who have… more
HIT Policy Update
| August 8, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
Provides an update to health information technology policy and regulations pertaining to meaningful use, certification criteria of electronic health records, and incentive programs available. more
New Waiver Language and Bill Summary
| August 6, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
The state is currently in the midst of negotiations with CMS on both the substance and scale of our waiver proposal. We hear that the discussions are proving collegial and productive. Simultaneously, much is happening waiver-wise in Sacramento. Earlier this week, the legislature released amendments AB 342 (Perez) and SB… more
The Conference is Coming! The Conference is Coming!
| August 6, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
|
Please SAVE THE DATE! ITUP’s annual health conference will be February 2nd, 2011. This year’s conference theme, entitled From Reform to Reality: Building New Systems of Healthcare in California, will focus on the success of federal health reform efforts as they turn toward California state implementation. more
Subscribe
