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ITUP Releases Statement on 2024 Presidential Election Results

November 7, 2024

At ITUP, we stand resolute in our commitment to ensuring health access and equity for all Californians. Read our statement here.

California Health Care Workforce Shortage: ITUP Convenes Regional Equity Collaboratives to Address Solutions

October 14, 2024

Discover key insights into California's statewide health workforce shortage and explore local perspectives from across the state.

ITUP Blog: 2024 Legislative Round Up

October 4, 2024

This year, Governor Newsom signed 84 percent of the bills that crossed his desk by the September 30, 2024, deadline. Here is a round-up of some significant health and health-related bills signed into law and some vetoed (shown in italics).

ITUP Blog: Snapshot: Examining Behavioral Health in California

August 8, 2024

This ITUP blog highlights key legislative bills transforming California's behavioral health policy and offers a curated list of resources for each ITUP-specified region.

ITUP Blog: Key Highlights in California’s Final FY 2024 – 25 Budget Act

July 12, 2024

This ITUP blog summarizes the final FY 2024-25 Budget Act and is the third in ITUP’s Budget Blog series in addition to Governor’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Proposal and Governor’s FY 2024-25 Budget: Key Highlights in the May Revision

ITUP Releases Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Rulings

July 3, 2024

ITUP Releases Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Rulings.

ITUP Blog: Governor’s FY 2024-25 Budget: Key Highlights in the May Revision

May 17, 2024

Discover the key health and human services proposals in California's FY 2024-25 May Revise that ensure continued access to coverage for residents. Stay informed with ITUP’s highlights!

ITUP Statement on the May Revision of California’s FY 2024-25 Budget

May 14, 2024

ITUP Statement on the May Revision of California’s FY 2024-25 Budget

ITUP Convenes Medi-Cal Redetermination Listening Sessions – Final Takeaways

March 28, 2024

Learn more about the Medi-Cal redetermination process and read local insights and additional opportunities to support Medi-Cal redetermination across the state.

ITUP Blog: 2023 Legislation Round Up

November 27, 2023

The 2023 round-up of some significant health and health-related bills that were signed into law and some that were vetoed (shown in italics).

ITUP Statement on the Affirmative Action Supreme Court Ruling

July 7, 2023

ITUP Executive Director, Crispin Delgado, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action.

ITUP’s Broadband & Connectivity Work

July 5, 2023

Over the past 3 years, ITUP has been working to bring the health sector’s voice to local, state, and national Broadband and Digital Equity conversations. Learn more about our digital equity work here!

ITUP Presentation: Ensuring Equitable Health Coverage and Access in Pandemic Recovery

June 21, 2023

ITUP Presents at the Central Valley Health Network (CVHN) Quarterly Roundtable

ITUP Blog: Governor’s FY 2023-24 Budget: Key Highlights in the May Revision

June 7, 2023

This publication highlights key health and human services proposals in the FY 2023-24 May Revision.

ITUP Blog: Governor’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Proposal

March 28, 2023

This blog highlights key health and human services proposals in the FY 2023-24 proposed budget as well as proposals that improve health equity and address the social determinants of health.

ITUP Blog: 2023 Introduced Legislation

March 22, 2023

This ITUP blog summarizes introduced legislation that proposes solutions relating to ITUP’s three priority policy issues: health care coverage and access, delivery system transformation, and the future of health.

ITUP Names Health Policy Expert Crispin Delgado As Executive Director

February 7, 2023

The Board of Directors of Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) announced today that it has named seasoned philanthropic and health policy professional Crispin Delgado as Executive Director.

2022 ITUP Year-in-Review

November 17, 2022

Read the ITUP Year in Review to see more of the rigorous work ITUP did in 2022 to discuss and develop health policy options that preserve and expand health care coverage in California.

ITUP Convenes CalAIM Listening Sessions – Final Takeaways

October 20, 2022

Read FINAL key takeaways of ITUP listening sessions on CalAIM implementation.

ITUP Blog: California’s Final 2022-23 Budget

October 14, 2022

This ITUP blog summarizes the 2022-2023 Budget Act and is the third in ITUP’s Budget Blog series in addition to Budget Updates—Governor’s 2022-23 Budget Proposal: Key Highlights and Key Highlights in the Governor’s FY 2022-2023 May Revise.

ITUP Blog: 2022 Legislative Round Up

October 14, 2022

This blog is a round-up of some significant health and health-related bills that were signed into law and some that were vetoed.

ITUP Provides CalAIM Support in the Central Valley and Central Coast

August 31, 2022

View event materials for ITUP's CalAIM Webinar with Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County, Central California Alliance for Health, and Merced County Rescue Mission.

ITUP Blog: Key Highlights in the Governor’s FY 2022-23 May Revise

June 2, 2022

This ITUP publication highlights key health and human services proposals in the FY 2022-23 May Revision as well as proposals that improve health equity and address the social determinants of health.

ITUP Presents Government 101 Workshop for the California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports

May 12, 2022

ITUP Executive Director, Katie Heidorn, MPA, and Director of Health Policy Reserarch, Marissa Kraynak, PhD presented for the California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports.

CalAIM Quick Links

April 14, 2022

In this resource, ITUP categorized informational web pages and provided direct links for information on CalAIM.

ITUP Presents at 2022 State of Reform Northern California Health Policy Conference

March 25, 2022

ITUP Executive Director, Katie Heidorn, presented at the 2022 State of Reform Northern California Health Policy Conference. View the slides here.

ITUP Blog: 2022 Introduced Legislation

March 14, 2022

ITUP Blog: Governor’s FY 2022-23 Budget Proposal: Key Highlights

January 20, 2022

This blog highlights key health and human services proposals in the FY 2022-23 proposed budget as well as proposals that improve health equity and address the social determinants of health.

ITUP Presents at CHCF Community Health Worker State Plan Amendment Webinar

December 10, 2021

ITUP Presents at CHCF Community Health Worker State Plan Amendment Webinar.

Presentation: CA Telehealth Policy Coalition Annual Meeting

November 5, 2021

ITUP Executive Director, Katie Heidorn, presented at the CA Telehealth Policy Coalition Annual Meeting held on November 2, 2021.

ITUP Blog: 2021 Legislative Round Up

October 29, 2021

This blog is a round-up of some significant bills that were signed into law and some that were vetoed (shown in italics) that would have increased accessibility and flexibility to Medi-Cal services, made changes to the health care delivery system, and address social determinants of health.

Resources: CPUC comments on Middle Mile Data Collection

October 20, 2021

Insure the Uninsured Project submitted comments in response to the Assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruling issued September 9, 2021, ordering additional comments as part of the Commissions Middle-Mile Data Collection.

ITUP Blog Series: 2020 Notes from the Field

September 29, 2021

This blog series highlights key findings from the 2020 ITUP regional workgroup discussions on Challenges and Best Practices in Local COVID-19 Responses specific to the pandemic’s impact on enrollment and health care coverage.

ITUP Blog: California’s Final 2021-22 Budget

August 18, 2021

This ITUP blog summarizes the 2021-2022 Budget Act and is the third in ITUP’s Budget Blog series in addition to Budget Updates—Governor’s 2021-22 Budget Proposal: Key Highlights and Key Highlights in the Governor’s May Revision.

ITUP Network Events Survey

July 15, 2021

This is a short, anonymous survey that should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Help ITUP understand your preferences for the 2022 ITUP Conference, ITUP Regional Workgroups, and ITUP Policy Forums.

ITUP Blog: Key Highlights in the Governor’s May Revision

May 28, 2021

The latest ITUP blog highlights key health and human services proposals in the Governor's FY 2021-22 May Revision, as well as proposals that promote the state’s overall economic recovery, improve health equity, and address the social determinants of health.

ITUP Blog: 2021 Introduced Legislation

April 12, 2021

This blog summarizes California legislation introduced that proposes to solve issues related to ITUP’s three priority policy issues: health care coverage and access, delivery system transformation, and the future of health.

Presentation: ITUP Executive Director presents at UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Buisness

February 22, 2021

ITUP Executive Director, Katie Heidorn, was a panelist at the UC Irvine 2021 Health Care Forecast Conference held on February 18, 2021. Katie discussed the forecast for health coverage in California from an administration perspective. Find Katie Heidorn’s slides here.

ITUP Blog: Budget Update – Governor’s 2021-22 Budget Proposal: Key Highlights

February 18, 2021

This blog highlights key health and human services proposals in the FY 2021-22 budget as well as proposals that improve health equity and address the social determinants of health.

ITUP Blog: 2020 Legislative Bill Round-up

October 16, 2020

The California Governor had until October 1, 2020, to sign or veto enrolled bills. Here is the ITUP round-up of some significant bills that were signed into law and some that were vetoed.

Presentation: ITUP DHCS Request For Information (RFI) Responses

October 2, 2020

On September 1, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) put out a Request for Information (RFI) regarding their Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Procurement efforts. Comments were due on October 1. The following are ITUP DHCS RFI responses.

Resources: The Historical Journey of the ACA

October 2, 2020

ITUP has compiled the following resources on what’s at stake for Californians and the nation if the ACA is overturned in California v. Texas on November 10, 2020.

Press Release: ITUP Announces New Board Members

September 16, 2020

Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) announces that four new individuals joined the ITUP Board of Directors on September 1, 2020.

Presentation: ITUP Executive Director presents at State of Reform Conference

August 24, 2020

ITUP Executive Director, Katie Heidorn, was a panelist at the 2020 Northern California State of Reform Virtual Health Policy Conference held on August 18, 2020.

ITUP Blog: California’s Final 2020-21 Budget

August 6, 2020

This ITUP blog summarizes the final 2020-2021 California State Budget and is the third in our Budget Blog series.

Webinar Materials: Health Insurance Basics

July 21, 2020

Thank you for attending the Health Insurance Basics Webinar! Find the ITUP webinar materials here.

Press Release: Families USA Selects ITUP Executive Director as a Fellow in the Health Equity Academy in System Transformation

July 15, 2020

Families USA announced the selection of Katie Heidorn, Executive Director of Insure the Uninsured Project, as a Fellow in their Health Equity Academy in System Transformation.

Press Release: New Fact Sheet & Webinar Explore the Basics of Health Insurance in California

July 14, 2020

Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) released a new fact sheet and announced a webinar for July 21, 2020, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, describing the various sources of health insurance in California and how each program operates.

Webinar Materials: Health Care Options during COVID-19

June 5, 2020

Thank you for attending the Health Care Options during COVID-19 Webinar! Find ITUP's webinar materials here.

ITUP Blog: Key Items in the May Revise

June 4, 2020

This blog outlines key items of the Health and Human Services section of the Governor’s May Revision. Additionally, at the end of this blog, we have listed some key government budget resources where you can find quick links to both summary level and detailed information on the state budget.

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