ITUP Analysis of OSHPD Data about Safety Net Hospital and Clinic Utilization and Revenue
| April 12, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Funding, Health Financing, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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This ITUP analysis uses data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to asses safety net hospitals’ and clinics’ utilization and revenue. The charts and tables provide data by payer and display trends over the last several years. The data are available for hospitals (inpatient and outpatient… more
Summary and Analysis of SB X1 3 (Hernandez)
| April 9, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State |
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The summary is available for download: This is the Administration’s effort to authorize bridge plans (i.e. Medi-Cal managed care plans that participate in the Exchange for limited purposes). HHS issued guidance that “bridge plans” could be authorized for two purposes: 1) allow individuals who lost their Medi-Cal coverage to… more
Redefining the Relationship between California’s State and County Governments: Creating Healthier Communities through Innovative Collaboration and Financing
| April 3, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Delivery Systems, Health Financing, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State, State Budget |
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California is the most populous and perhaps the most diverse state in the nation. To accommodate the needs of its different communities, the state relies on its 58 counties to administer many public and social services. The State formally realigned responsibility for administering certain public programs from the state to… more
ITUP’s Chart of Small Employer and Individual Underwriting Reforms
| April 1, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State |
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The following chart displays the small employer and individual underwriting reforms that are contained the Assembly Bill X1 2 and Senate Bill X1 2. more
Summary and Commentary ABX1 1 (Perez) and SBX1 1 (Hernandez & Steinberg)
| March 14, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, State |
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The following paper provides ITUP’s Commentary on Assembly Bill X1 1, which was introduced in the California Assembly by Speaker John A. Perez, and Senate Bill X1, which was introduced in the California Senate by Senator Ed Hernandez and Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steingberg. more
Republican Governor Rick Scott Announces Support for ACA Medicaid Expansion in Florida
| February 21, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Funding, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Legislation Policy News, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News |
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Yesterday, Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott threw his support behind adopting the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion in the state. The move would extend eligibility for the program to 138% of federal poverty, offering health coverage to an additional 1 million people in Florida. Scott’s decision is particularly noteworthy… more
Republican Governors Kasich of Ohio and Snyder of Michigan Move Forward to Implement ACA Medicaid Expansion
| February 8, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Legislation Policy News, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News, The Uninsured |
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The group of Republican governors signaling support for expanding Medicaid in their states has grown in recent days. The LA Times reports that Governors John Kasich of Ohio and Rick Snyder of Michigan intend to expand eligibility for the program to 138% of federal poverty in 2014, a central element… more
Covered California Provides Updates about Service Center in Webinar
| February 1, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News |
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The staff of Covered California hosted a webinar on January 31 about the development of the Service Center. The staff reviewed the timeline for the rollout of the Service Center, the quick sort model for warm hand-offs of callers to county service centers, protocols for handling different types of applicants,… more
Thinking Ahead – High Priorities for ACA Implementation in California
| January 24, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Health Financing, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Special Features, The Uninsured |
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This report looks at California — where we are and where we need to go in implementing the Affordable Care Act. These materials reflect ITUP’s views on the challenges for California health reform and a status report for the progress we’ve made. We welcome your thoughts and feedback, and hope… more
Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer Announces State Will Implement Medicaid Expansion
| January 21, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Legislation Policy News, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News |
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Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer has announced that she will move forward to implement the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion in her state. She made the decision public in her annual State of the State address. This expansion would extend coverage to 240,000 Arizonans and bring $1.6 billion in federal… more
