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Support for Bill to Save Dozens Of Rural Hospitals

February 28, 2024 6:01 pmFebruary 28, 2024 6:01 pm

A bill that would would require Medi-Cal to pay the actual costs of providing outpatient services in designated critical access hospitals, saw increased support this week. The result would be a boost for rural hospitals which would no longer lose...

On Neutering Lobbyists

January 15, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 16, 2024 1:34 pm

“It takes two to lie – one to lie and one to listen.” There is more truth in this Homer Simpson quote than most of us would like to admit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoqmmIY1dQ There is also a kernel of an idea as...

A Tale of Two Lawmakers in the Sacramento Swamp

January 8, 2024 7:46 amJanuary 8, 2024 7:52 am

There is a reason the expression “Drain the Swamp” is used to describe rooting out corruption and bad behavior in politics. “Swamps” exist in every city hall, state Capitol and in Washington D.C. Sacramento’s swamp is one of the largest...

Gov. Newsom Denies Free Condoms For All California High Schoolers

October 9, 2023 4:02 pmOctober 9, 2023 4:03 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Sunday that, if passed, would have made free condoms available to all high school students in the state. Senate Bill 541, authored by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama City), would have specifically all public...

Newsom Vetoes Bill to Expand Disabled Cash Assistance Program to Illegal Immigrants

October 9, 2023 12:22 pmOctober 9, 2023 12:22 pm

A bill that would have expanded eligibility for the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (CAPI) program to include all eligible immigrants regardless of their legal immigration status was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom this past...

Up To 2.8 Million Californians To Lose Medi-Cal Coverage Over Income Verifications

July 17, 2023 11:37 amJuly 17, 2023 11:37 am

The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal) is expected to lose between 1.8 million and 2.8 million of their roughly 15 million enrollees by the end of 2024, according to a new report released on Monday, with verifications resuming this week...

Emergency Hospital Loan Bill Designed To Halt Closures Passed In Assembly, Senate

May 5, 2023 2:06 pmMay 5, 2023 2:06 pm

The California Assembly and Senate passed an emergency bill on Thursday to give $150 million loans to struggling hospitals in the state, amid recent reports that as many as 20% of California’s hospitals are at risk of closure and bankruptcy....