PCIP Open for Business!
| October 26, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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California’s new high risk pool, the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), is open for business. Less four months after the Legislature passed and Governor Schwarzkopf signed SB 227 (Alquist) and AB 1887 (Villines), legislation that established the new program, PCIP is now accepting applications for and supplying individuals with health… more
Different Visions for a Health Benefit Exchange
| October 25, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The State Health Data Access Center (SHDAC) recently published an issue brief presenting key implementation and data considerations for states as they contemplate the creation and role of health insurance exchanges. In general, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, exchanges are envisioned as government-regulated insurance marketplaces designed to… more
CA Awarded $3.4m in Consumer Grants
| October 20, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just announced awards totaling almost $30 million to help states establish or strengthen consumer assistance programs that provide direct services to consumers with questions or concerns regarding their health insurance. These new grants are intended to allow states to strengthen ongoing efforts… more
Health Information Technology 101
| October 19, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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On September 16th, our friends at the Center for Health Improvement convened a forum that addressed an overview of federal Health Information Technology (HIT) policy, its relationship to broader federal health reform efforts, and the recent meaningful use (MU) final rules issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for… more
Helpful Budget and Legislative Summaries
| October 18, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Our friends at the Western Center on Law & Poverty (WCLP) have recently released two great summary documents we think you’d find helpful. The first is a Budget Update that outlines the $18.3 billion in budget “solutions” including $7.5 billion of cuts, an assumption of $5.3 billion in federal funds,… more
Health Reform Declared Constitutional
| October 15, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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In a boost to health reform efforts, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan ruled last Thursday that the PPACA is constitutional. The ruling denied the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and dismissed their claims that the individual mandate in health reform is unconstitutional based on commerce clause… more
Meet the Administration’s Implementation Team
| October 15, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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You, yes YOU, are cordially invited to an in-person meeting with officials from Governor Schwarzenegger’s Health Care Reform Implementation Task Force on Monday, October 18, at 3:30 PM at the Department of Health Care Services Auditorium in Sacramento. Secretary of California Health and Human Services Agency Kim Belshé and other… more
New ACO Report Released!
| October 14, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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We at ITUP are talking a lot about “system-ness” and “together-ness.” Whether via the blog, in our Issue Workgroups, in our Regional Workgroups, or as we begin planning our 15th Annual Conference, we are talking with others about this important time in healthcare for California. Some feel that health reform… more
Excellent Budget Overview
| October 11, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Our friends at the California Budget Project recently released a very helpful summary of the final budget and a comparison of how the ultimate agreement agreement compares to previous budget proposals. In an easy-to-read table format, it compares key differences among the signed budget agreement, the Governor’s May Revision, and… more
Beware the Blue Pencil
| October 11, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the budget last Friday, he used his line-item veto authority — commonly referred to as “the blue pencil” — to make $1 billion in additional cuts. By cutting spending more spending, the Governor freed up money in the budget to be used as state reserves… more
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