Tag: safety net
May 2016 Legislative Summary
May 24, 2016
Dozens of health care bills have been moving through the California Legislature in the second half of the 2015-16 legislative session. As of this writing, many of the bills are on temporary hold in the Suspense files of the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committee pending further…
Read More2015 Workgroup Summaries
March 8, 2016
ITUP conducts a series of regional and statewide issue workgroups every year and provides executive summaries of all proceedings. These summaries provide an overview of the main topics of discussion, ranging from local enrollment success and challenges, local reform initiatives, and…
Read MoreITUP Analysis and Summary of the §1115 Waiver Renewal
February 4, 2016
ITUP has prepared a six-part summary of California's Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver, which went into effect at the beginning of 2016. The new waiver aims to build off of the successes of the Bridge to Reform waiver, which expired at the end of 2015. The analysis is freely available…
Read MoreNew York’s New DSRIP Waiver & What It Could Mean in California UPDATED
July 23, 2014
New York state and CMS signed a new DSRIP waiver in April 2014. The goals are transforming the state’s health care system, bending the Medicaid cost curve and assuring quality care for all Medicaid members. The waiver puts an emphasis on transformation of the safety net, cost reduction…
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