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California’s medically fragile children deserve to receive care at home
Children with acute disabilities and serious medical conditions thrive physically, emotionally, and developmentally when receiving care at home, surrounded by their families. While at-home care is better for the child...
Read MoreCalifornia’s fentanyl problem is getting worse. Nobody is sure what to do
California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose...
Read MoreThe silent epidemic: drug overdose deaths surge in California pre-pandemic
Research provided by California Health Policy Strategies (CHPS) shows that the rate of increases of overdose deaths in California far surpasses the national rate of increase as of May 2020....
Read MoreNews: Capitol Weekly – “Mental Illness Cases up in California jails” by Jessica Hice
Mental illness cases in California jails have significantly increased since 2009, health policy experts reported Thursday. California Health Policy Strategies, a Sacramento-based consulting group, gathered administrative data from the Board...
Read MoreCapitol Weekly Op Ed – “Stranger Things: the ACA and a federal appeals court” by David Panush
Anyone binge watching “Stranger Things,” will be struck by the similarities with the real-world drama playing out before the federal appeals court in New Orleans. The question before the three-judge...
Read MoreCalHPS in the News”. Enrollments plummet in Covered California health plans with end of tax penalty.
The number of new enrollees in Covered California plans plunged by nearly a quarter this year, largely because of the elimination of the tax penalty for people without insurance, officials...
Read MoreCalifornia’s ACA Rates To Rise 8.7% Next Year
Premiums in California’s health insurance exchange will rise by an average of 8.7 percent next year, marking a return to more modest increases despite ongoing threats to the Affordable Care...
Read MoreUse of Psychotropic Drugs Soars in California Jails
Kaiser Health News Reporter Anna Gorman documents a 25% increase in the number of California jail inmates receiving psychotropic medications over the past five years. The article cites California Health...
Read More5 Things California: Steve Wigginton, David Panush, Care4All
Next week we release our Detailed Agenda with a list of almost 70 speakers lined up for our annual event in Sacramento. Until then, however, we’ve highlighted a few interesting...
Read MoreCalifornia Health Policy Strategies launches “fun and easy colonoscopy prep.com”
California Health Policy Strategies has sponsored the launch of a new website with an interesting take on getting people excited about colonoscopies. The website’s url is www.fun-and-easy-colonoscopy-prep.com, and features a...
Read MoreCapitol Morning Report – Catching up with David Panush
David Panush writes a song for just about every turning point in life. The former external affairs director for Covered California, who retired two years ago at 56, wrote his...
Read MoreA Backdoor Attack on Health Care – Just Say No
Like drunken sailors on holiday, the Republican Congress and President Trump are poised to enact a massive, end-of-the year tax give-away. The top 1% of American taxpayers benefit the most...
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