January Exchange Board Meeting #2: Assessing Potential EHB Benchmark Plans in California
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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The Exchange Board held a meeting in Sacramento yesterday focused on recent proposals around the determination of Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). On December 16, 2011, DHHS released a bulletin on EHBs regarding the regulatory approach they plan to use to define EHBs under Section 1302 of the Affordable Care Act.… more
Improving Access to Health Care in San Diego
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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We recently collaborated with the Center for Policy Initiatives, a San Diego-based non-profit organization focusing on the interests of working San Diegans, to produce a report on the impacts of health reform in San Diego. Major findings include: The structure of the regional economy leads to high rates of uninsurance… more
Conference on School-Based Health Centers
| January 20, 2012 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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We’re looking forward to seeing many of you at our annual conference on February 7 at the Sacramento Convention Center! (If you haven’t registered for ITUP’s 16th annual conference yet, you can do so here). ITUP’s staff has been hard at work over the past few weeks putting together what… more
January Exchange Board Meeting #1: Solicitation Update and Incorporating Comments on the IT Vendor RFP
| January 18, 2012 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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The Exchange Board held their monthly meeting in Sacramento yesterday (agenda). This meeting was focused on the recent draft of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an IT vendor (note: the future IT system has been dubbed “CalHEERS”). Next week, the Board will host another meeting to solicit comments on… more
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
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
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