This section of our website provides our latest activity in national and state advocacy and public policy work on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries in California. Do you have a Medicare related coverage or beneficiary care access issue that you believe needs closer scrutiny? Send e-mail to news@cahealthadvocates.org or call 916-231-5110.
Advocacy & Policy Staff
Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist
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Center for Medicare Advocacy
Medicare Rights Center
National Health Law Program
National Senior Citizen’s Law Center
Comments to Policymakers
Raise Medi-Cal’s Monthly Maintenance Need to a Livable Amount
California Health Advocates submitted a letter of support for AB 1900 (Arambula), which would raise the maintenance need level of the Medi-Cal Medically Needy program to 138% of the Federal…
CHA Calls for Increased Consumer Protections & Oversight of Part C & D Plans
California Health Advocates worked together with Center for Medicare Advocacy to submit comments on the proposed rule for Medicare Part C and D. While we wholeheartedly support several of the…
Invest in Medicaid’s Home & Community Based Services – It’s Important
Most older adults and people with disabilities desire to live at home. Unfortunately, many people aren’t able to do so because they can’t access the support services needed to able…
Build Back Better Invests in Crucial Services for Older Adults & People with Disabilities
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…
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…
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…
Legislative Testimony
CHA Provides Testimony on Long Term Care Insurance Rate Increases
October 25, 2016 Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. State of Maryland Insurance Administration Attention: Adam Zimmerman, Actuarial Analyst 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202 RE: Long…
CHA Testifies on Behalf of Beneficiaries “Trapped in the Gap” at White House Conference on Aging
CHA Testifies on Behalf of Beneficiaries “Trapped in the Gap” at White House Conference on Aging
CHA Testifies on the Need for Long-Term Care Services & Recommends Innovative, Comprehensive Solutions
CHA Testifies on the Need for Long-Term Care Services & Recommends Innovative, Comprehensive Solutions
Proposed Increased Cost-Sharing in Medicare is a No Win Solution
Proposed Increased Cost-Sharing in Medicare is a No Win Solution
Medicare Redesign Proposals Pose Significant Risks to Beneficiaries
Medicare Redesign Proposals Pose Significant Risks to Beneficiaries
Gambling on Consumer Ignorance: Comprehensive Consumer Protections and Regulatory Scrutiny Are Required To Protect Purchasers of Long-Term Care Insurance Products
TESTIMONY of CALIFORNIA HEALTH ADVOCATES Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Private Insurance and Long-Term Care Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216 June 3, 2009 Washington D.C. NOTE: View archived…
