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ITUP Mini Blog: Progress or Setbacks? Weighing Policies That Impact Undocumented Communities
April 10, 2025
ITUP is monitoring immigration-related bills that could impact California’s health coverage expansion. Read more!
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.
Read MoreBills 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.
Read MorePublic Charge & Health Care in California
August 14, 2019
On August 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) released the final rule on “public charge.” The latest ITUP Blog and Fact Sheet provide additional background on the final rule.
Read MoreFederal Administration’s Refusal to Defend the ACA
March 29, 2019
This ITUP blog on the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to change course and support a federal court finding that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional could have significant impacts for California if ultimately affirmed.
Read MoreHealth Bills Introduced: California Legislative Session 2019-20
March 4, 2019
The attached fact sheet provides a brief description of many of the newly introduced health care bills.
Read MoreCovered California Announces 2019 Enrollment
February 1, 2019
This week, Covered California, California’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, announced the results of the 2019 open enrollment season. Early analysis shows strong renewal rates but a significant drop in new enrollment. This blog highlights potential causes of the drop and its implications.
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