Posts Tagged by Budget
Administration Proposes State-Based Medi-Cal Expansion in May Revise
| May 14, 2013 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The Governor’s May Revise was released earlier today, which showed an additional $4.5 billion in tax revenue, a $1.1 billion reserve, proposed “an affordable and sustainable path for a state-based expansion” of the Medi-Cal program with a “commensurate shift in some responsibilities to counties,” and maintained that “preserving a strong… more
Realignment Redistribution Formulas
| February 21, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Health Financing, Legislation/Policy, Public Coverage, State |
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The full report is also available for download: One of the great questions at the ITUP conference that went unanswered is “what formula could/should/might be used by the state and the counties in re-allocating the county health realignment savings from coverage expansion?” Background: Health realignment pays for indigent health and… more
Thoughts on the Medicaid Expansion in CA
| January 15, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, State |
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This report is also available for download: Last week, the Governor proposed that we use the new federal Affordable Care Act funds available to expand[1] the Medicaid program in one of two ways: 1) the state would contract with managed care plans for their care or 2) the state would… more
UC Study Finds Medi-Cal Expansion Would Have Minimal Cost to State while Greatly Expanding Coverage
| January 9, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Federal, Funding, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State, State Budget |
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The results of a new study from the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Health Policy Center estimate that the Medi-Cal expansion to 138% of federal poverty through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be at minimal cost to the State of California. In addition, the expansion would extend… more
2012 Health Care Financing Report
| October 25, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Health Financing, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Special Features, State, State Budget |
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The Health Care Financing Report examines the state’s budget, health expenditure trends, fiscal future, Proposition 30, and the state of public programs (Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, the Major Risk Medical Insurance Plan, Access for Infants and Mothers, Family PACT, Genetically Handicapped Persons Program). The full report can be downloaded below. The State… more
Survey of State Medicaid Programs Finds Program Spending at Near-Record Low, Slowing Enrollment and Provider Payment Cuts Cited As Causes
| October 25, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Funding, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State Budget |
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A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of Medicaid programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that overall Medicaid program spending is nearly at a record low in 2012. State Medicaid programs also expect similar spending figures in 2013. The survey cites two chief reasons for the reduced overall… more
2012 Health Care Financing Report: Medi-Cal (DRAFT)
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Funding |
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This report is a draft of the Medi-Cal section of the 2012 Health Care Financing Report, which includes a state budget overview, health expenditures, fiscal future of California, and the Medi-Cal program summary (spending, utilization, future of the program). The full report, which will include other public programs, will be… more
Gov Brown Signs Budget Plan
| June 28, 2012 | Posted by Susan Hagos under Blog |
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On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a budget plan for the 2012-2013 fiscal year that included cuts to healthcare and a tax hike to be voted on in November. If the tax hike does not pass, roughly $5.9 billion will be cut from public schools. This decision was deemed necessary… more
Assembly Democrats Release own California Budget Proposal
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by David Yun under Blog |
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Earlier this week, California Assembly Democrats released a proposed budget that contains fewer cuts to Health and Human Services (HHS) than Governor Jerry Brown’s May Revise. As previously noted, Gov. Brown’s plan included $450 million in spending reductions to HHS. Some of the Legislature’s modifications of Gov. Brown’s plans include:… more
$7 Billion Revenue Shortfall Drives Harsh HHS Cuts in May Revise
| May 14, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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Governor Brown’s May Revise was released earlier today, and is much grimmer than the state’s proposed budget in January. The deficit, which was projected to be $9 billion in January, jumped to $16 billion due to state’s slow economic recovery. In a video posted to YouTube, Brown elaborated that “tax… more
