California Health Advocates submitted the letter below as part of the California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports in support of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), which makes critical investments to supportive services for older adults and disabled individuals nationwide. December 17, 2021 Senator Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office … [Read more...] about Build Back Better Invests in Crucial Services for Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Medi-Cal Share of Cost Needs Reform – CHA Calls on Governor Newsom
California Health Advocates, along with 41 other advocacy organizations across the state, submitted a letter to Governor Newsom asking him to reform Medi-Cal's share of cost calculation in his 2022-2023 January budget proposal. Even though the recent increase in allowable income for free Medi-Cal has helped a large number of people access medical care without a huge share of … [Read more...] about Medi-Cal Share of Cost Needs Reform – CHA Calls on Governor Newsom
Comments to CDI’s Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force Re: Opt-Out, Coordination of Benefits & LTSS
October 21, 2021 To: Members of the California Department of Insurance Long-term Care Insurance Task Force California Health Advocates: LTCI Task Force Meeting #4 California Health Advocates (CHA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated since 1997 to providing timely and accurate information on Medicare, Medicare Supplements, and long-term care insurance. CHA … [Read more...] about Comments to CDI’s Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force Re: Opt-Out, Coordination of Benefits & LTSS
Parent Healthcare Act (AB 570) Allows Californians to Add Parents to Their Healthcare
This week, California Governor Newsom signed 770 bills into law. One of them was AB 570 (Santiago), also known as the "Parent Healthcare Act" that becomes effective for individual health care coverage issued, amended or renewed beginning January 1, 2023. This change in the law will allow adult children to add their parents or step parents to their individual … [Read more...] about Parent Healthcare Act (AB 570) Allows Californians to Add Parents to Their Healthcare
CHA Supports SB 556 – The California Connectivity Act
We at California Health Advocates have submitted our support for SB 556 - The California Connectivity Act, introduced by Senator Bill Dodd. Californians rely on wireless services for distance learning, telehealth, public safety, remote working and more. The pandemic has made clear that reliable, high-speed wireless broadband is a lifeline and that a lack of connectivity can … [Read more...] about CHA Supports SB 556 – The California Connectivity Act
