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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 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.
Read MoreGovernor Newsom’s First Budget: Health Care Highlights
January 11, 2019
In his first act as Governor of California, Gavin Newsom announced executive actions and budget proposals to expand health coverage and improve affordability, signaling health care as one of his top priorities. This blog highlights health care items in the Governor’s proposed budget.
Read MoreITUP 2018 A Year-In-Review
January 9, 2019
The past year began and ended with ongoing federal efforts to invalidate or dismantle the Affordable Care Act contrasted with California’s continuing efforts to expand coverage and improve health care. These starkly different approaches at the state and federal level are outlined in the ITUP 2018 Year-In Review and the accompanying Summary of 2018 Federal Rulemaking.
Read MoreITUP Issues Comments on Public Charge
December 4, 2018
In comments addressed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) expressed deep concern with the proposed rule on public charge and urged DHS to withdraw the proposal.
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