The CBO analysis proves that the short-sighted GOP plan will leave 24 million more Americans uninsured, living sicker, dying younger, and being one emergency away from financial ruin.
California’s Uninsured Rate Hits New Record Low
The Centers for Disease Control released new numbers this week showing a new record low in the uninsurance rate for California and the nation. Just 8.8% of the country is uninsured, down from 14.4% in 2013, but in California, the uninsured rate is even lower, dropping to 7.1%, from a high 17%, when California […]
2016 CA County Safety Net Report: Profiles of Progress
New Health Access Report Details Dramatic Expansions in California’s County Health Care Safety-Net
Today, Health Access released a new report detailing the dramatic changes to California’s health care safety net programs at the county level. As the Affordable Care Act implementation has cut the number of uninsured Californians in half and the state has taken additional steps to cover all children, many California counties have extended their health […]
Hundreds Gather at Capitol to Support #Health4All
On Monday morning, hundreds of health and immigrant rights advocates convened on the steps of the Capitol to rally in support of “Health For All,” press legislators to pass bills like SB 10 (Lara) and SB 1418 (Lara), and celebrate the historic first day of expanding comprehensive Medi-Cal to undocumented children in California. The “Health4All” rally […]
#Health4All Continues to Gain Momentum
Last Tuesday, the Assembly Health Committee voted on SB 10 (Lara), which expands health care coverage to all Californians, regardless of immigration status, by authorizing the state to apply for a federal waiver that would allow undocumented immigrants to buy coverage through Covered California using their own money. Consumer and immigrant advocates showed their strong support for SB […]
Health Access, Advocates Ramp Up Campaign to Educate Undocumented Families about Medi-Cal
Last week, Health Access California helped kick-off efforts to educate undocumented families about enrolling in Medi-Cal leading up to the May implementation date, working with The California Endowment, the California Immigrant Policy Center, the California Primary Care Association, and others. This week, Senator Ricardo Lara, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced legislation sponsored by Health Access, that […]
Federal Officials Approve New “Medi-Cal 2020” Waiver Renewal
Earlier today the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) officially approved California’s “Medi-Cal 2020” waiver renewal for the next five years, providing new resources and new flexibility to deliver better care for the millions of low-income Californians who rely on Medi-Cal for their health coverage. The new waiver also includes support for a […]
Obamacare in the Ballot Box: Quick Take on Kentucky Governor’s Race from California
Heading into last Tuesday’s mid-term election, there was plenty at stake for the future of health reform (HBO’s John Oliver tried to warn us), particularly in states that have refused or have yet to decide whether to implement the optional Medicaid expansion—or had decided, like Kentucky, to opt in, not because the political winds were blowing […]
DHCS & CMS Agree to Medi-Cal 2020 Waiver Framework!
This past Saturday (Halloween), the California Department of Health Care Services announced it had reached a new “conceptual agreement” with the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) on the general framework of “Medi-Cal 2020,” the renewal of the 2010-2015 Medi-Cal waiver. Toplines With details to be specified in the coming months, the framework is […]