The State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services passed a funding proposal that aims to improve the healthcare system in California on Monday, May 7th. The proposal, introduced by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Assemblymember Jim Wood...
As an enrollment entity, Community Health Councils (CHC) has been working with the community and our partners ensure that residents are enrolled in and utilizing their health coverage for over 20 years. Our enrollers work diligently to conduct: 1) outreach,...
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3922, otherwise known as the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS ACT, on Friday, November 3, 2017. This bill, supported by 227 Republicans and 15 Democrats (total vote 242 to 174). H.R. 3922 extends funding for the Children’s Health...
The Senate GOP had been attempting to pass iterations of their healthcare bill over the last few weeks, resulting in a defeat. While the nation focused on fighting to preserve the ACA over the past few months, the following key public health decisions were made:...
With the failure of the ACA repeal and replace, straight repeal, and skinny repeal, a bipartisanship group of 40 House members, led by Tom Reed (R–NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), released a plan of Obamacare solutions to stabilize the health insurance exchanges. Their...
It has been an especially intense week for healthcare advocates watching to see if the Senate would successfully pass a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Despite Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) efforts to pass...
CHC is excited to release the following in-depth reports pertaining to issues in our current Health Systems and Built Environment landscape: California's Sweetened Beverage Tax: A Health Impact Assessment The “California’s Sweetened Beverage Tax: A Health Impact...
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017 would cause 22 million individuals to lose health care coverage over the next 10 years. This includes 68.2% who depend on Medicaid, with 15 million...
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) is delaying the progress of protecting and preserving the right to healthcare for all Californians. The Healthy California Act (SB 562) proposes that the state shifts to a single-payer system to provide all medically...
On June 22, the Senate’s healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), demonstrated that the Republicans’ goal is to target Medicaid and close the avenues through which lower income Americans can access healthcare. Impact on Medicaid The Senate...