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ITUP Blog: Governor’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Proposal
January 31, 2025
By Sumaira Akbarzada and Jana Wright Governor’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Proposal On January 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Budget proposal of $322 billion total funds (TF) (). Health and Human Services makes up a large portion of the budget with proposed expenditures of $296.1 billion ($83.7 billion General […]
Read MoreITUP Blog: Five Topics to Watch in the May Revise
May 13, 2020
Governor Newsom will release the May Revision of the state budget this week on May 14, 2020. This blog outlines five topics to watch for in the Revised budget.
Read MoreITUP Blog: Coronavirus Federal and State Responses
April 24, 2020
In this rapidly changing environment, this ITUP blog outlines some of the actions taken by Congress and California.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Resource List and ITUP Update
March 18, 2020
COVID-19 Resource List and ITUP Update
Read MoreITUP Overview of the Governor’s Proposed 2020-21 Budget
January 18, 2020
On January 10, 2020, Governor Newsom introduced his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21, including multiple programs and new initiatives aimed at improving health care and coverage in California.
Read MoreCovering Undocumented Young Adults in Medi-Cal
December 13, 2019
On January 1, 2020, California will extend Medi-Cal eligibility to low-income undocumented young adults.
Read MoreLegislative Update: Final Results of the 2019-20 Legislative Session
October 21, 2019
Governor Newsom signed most of the health care bills sent to him by the Legislature this year. This ITUP Legislative Update reviews the bills passed by the Legislature in 2019, and the governor’s actions to sign (shown as chaptered) or veto the bills.
Read MoreNewsom Administration Moves to Launch New Health Reform Commission
October 9, 2019
On September 26, 2019 the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) released a Request-for-Proposal (RFP) for a vendor to provide project management services in support of the new Healthy California for All (HCFA) Commission. Pursuant to the 2019-20 state budget, the Commission is charged with developing options for a health care delivery system that “provides coverage and access through a unified financing system, including, but not limited to, a single-payer financing system, for all Californians.”
Read MoreMy Intern Experience at ITUP
August 27, 2019
My summer at ITUP provided me with new skills in health policy analysis and research, increased my understanding of state and federal health care programs and legislative processes, and gave me the experience of working in a nonprofit organization that engages with state health care leaders as well as local health care stakeholders.
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