medi-cal

Brown's New Budget Calls for State-Based Medi-Cal Expansion

Pauline Bartolone — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:38 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal shows clear intent for a state-based Medi-Cal expansion under the Affordable Care Act. January’s budget suggested a possible county-led expansion.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley says the budget also proposes a way the state will seek to capture money counties currently use to treat the uninsured.

Bill Would Exclude Hospital-based Nursing Facilities From Budget Cuts

Amy Quinton — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:04:23 +0000

Hospital-based skilled nursing care facilities say more Medi-Cal cuts will devastate patients and families. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, lawmakers from both parties support a bill that would exclude those facilities from budget cuts.

Lawmakers Move Step Closer to Expanding Medi-Cal

Amy Quinton — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:46:57 +0000

Legislation that would expand health care coverage to an estimated one million low-income Californians has moved a step closer to passing. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the bills would implement part of the federal health care law.

Legislative Analyst Recommends State-Based Medi-Cal Expansion

Pauline Bartolone — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:50:13 +0000

A non-partisan legislative report suggests expanding California’s Medicaid program under the federal health law would make good sense in terms of finance and policy.

The Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state should move ahead with the Medi-Cal expansion that Governor Jerry Brown recently laid out in his budget.

Bill Would Extend Medi-Cal to a Million More Californians

Pauline Bartolone — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:08:53 +0000

California lawmakers will consider new legislation designed to keep the state in sync with the federal health law. As Pauline Bartolone reports from Sacramento, the legislation is part of a special session on health care that began Monday.

Lawmakers in both houses propose bills that would add more than a million people to the state’s Medicaid program.

Healthy Families Transition Timeline Stays on Track, Despite Concerns

Pauline Bartolone — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:42:52 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown’s administration says it will start moving about 860,000 children in the Healthy Families program into Medi-Cal on January 1^st. But as Pauline Bartolone reports from Sacramento, state lawmakers and doctors want them to slow down.

Democratic Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg sent a message to the administration last week.