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 House passed their budget resolution, H.Res.553 on October 4th with a 232-188 vote. The resolution harms vulnerable populations, such as the millions of Californians that rely on entitlement programs such as Medicaid. Specifically, the budget...
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:...
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...
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...
The California State Budget for 2017-18 which was approved by the Legislature on June 15th invests in the long-term health and well-being of all residents despite severe uncertainty at the federal level. Specific investments include: Adult Medi-Cal benefits: Beginning...
This week, as with many of the weeks in 2017 has generated a lot of news, much of it bad news. First, on Tuesday the White House released President Trump’s proposed budget which intends to balance the federal budget within the next ten years. Unfortunately, this...
The California state budget May Revision was released today! We are still in the process of reviewing the document but wanted to provide you with an update on the Newly Qualified Immigrants (NQI) Affordability and Benefit Program. This is an issue that collectively...
The Budget Control Act of 2011 outlined key provisions to reduce the nation’s $14 trillion deficit. The Act calls for billions of dollars in cuts to defense and non-defense programs in FY 2011-2021. Read CHC's principles to guide deficit reduction discussions....