ITUP Blog

ITUP 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.

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COVID-19 Resource List and ITUP Update

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 Resource List and ITUP Update

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ITUP 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.

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Covering 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.

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Legislative 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.

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Newsom 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.”

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My 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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Bills Pending as Legislature Winds Down

August 16, 2019

This ITUP Legislative Update highlights the remaining deadlines in the legislative session that ends September 13 and the bills still moving through the process.

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