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Legislation Legislature Passes First Set of Special Session Bills The Senate and Assembly voted to approve ABX1 2 (Pan, D-Sacramento) and SBX1 2 (Hernandez, D-West Covina) respectively, which would reform the individual and small employer health insurance markets and ban pre-existing conditions as a reason for insurance denial.  The bills are headed to the… more

Legislation Special Session Bills See Mixed Progress Two bills were discussed during the first Special Session hearings in late February: ABX1 1 (Perez, D-Los Angeles)/SBX 1 1 (Hernandez, D-West Covina) – Medi-Cal Eligibility: implements key ACA provisions to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to childless non-elderly adults with incomes up to 138%… more

ITUP’s 17th Annual Conference Registration for our 17th annual conference is now open!  Confirmed speakers include: John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, Small Business Majority Kim Belshé, Executive Director, First 5 L.A. Diana Bontá, CEO, The California Wellness Foundation Alex Briscoe, Director, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Diana Dooley, Secretary, CA Dept. of Health and… more

ITUP’s 17th Annual Conference Registration for our 17th annual conference is now open!  Confirmed speakers include: John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, Small Business Majority Kim Belshé, Director, First 5 L.A. Diana Bontá, CEO, The California Wellness Foundation Alex Briscoe, Director, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Diana Dooley, Secretary, CA Dept. of Health and Human… more

The California Health Benefit Exchange September Board Meeting Covers Stakeholder Consultation, Consumer Assistance, SHOP and Service Center Models During the September Exchange board meeting, staff presented onnaming/tagline updates, outreach and education grant program concepts,stakeholder engagement plans, consumer assistance/ombudsman options, contracting options for the administration of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), qualified health… more

The California Health Benefit Exchange August Board Meeting Makes Decisions on SHOP Structure, QHP Policies and Service Center Options During the August meeting, the Exchange board announced it had been awarded $196M from the federal government, which will be mostly used for the Exchange’s IT system, CalHEERS. The board also… more

State Budget Special Funds Discrepancy Between State Controller and Dept of Finance A review of the state controller’s records and the Department of Finance found a $2.3 billion discrepancy in Special Fund accounts. The state spends about $40 billion annually on special fund programs, which include mental health services and… more

Supreme Court Challenge The Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida Days after the 2nd anniversary of the ACA, the Supreme Court heard 3 days of oral arguments over the constitutionality of the ACA.  The first day was on whether or not the Court had the authority to hear… more

MEDI-CAL Proposal to Transition Healthy Families Children into Medi-Cal On February 9, DHCS hosted a stakeholder meeting on the proposed transition of Healthy Families (HFP) into Medi-Cal. A recently proposed trailer bill would require all HFP enrollees with family incomes up to 250% FPL to transition to Medi-Cal over a… more