AB 441 Highlights Local Transportation Projects that Promote Health and Equity in State Guidance OAKLAND, Calif. – On September 19th, Governor Jerry Brown led California forward in creating transportation policy that supports health when he signed into law Assembly Bill 441.…
Nation’s Highest Court Upholds Affordable Care Act, Protecting Reform Efforts that Will Improve the Health of Communities of Color OAKLAND, Calif. – The Supreme Court today ruled to uphold the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and leaders of…
Senator Ted Lieu introduces bill to protect from fraud and abuse those newly eligible for health care programs as California readies for federal health care reform implementation Los Angeles – Today, Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) unveiled SB 1313, legislation designed to…
Two Years Later, Affordable Care Act Stands as a Milestone for Improving the Health of Communities of Color OAKLAND, Calif. — Leaders of California’s four major ethnic groups are celebrating the second anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the landmark Patient Protection…
OAKLAND, Calif. – Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange), according to a study released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the…
Plan Shows Need for Revenues to Save Public Programs OAKLAND, Calif. – California’s two-third vote requirement and an unwillingness on the part of a handful of legislators to compromise on a revenue package, is once again to blame for a harsh…
Proposed Bill Would Require State to Use Purchasing Power to Buy Healthier and Sustainable Foods OAKLAND, Calif. – As part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move Initiative, the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) unveiled their new healthy food…
After One Year, New Health Law Helps Increase Coverage, Protect Consumers, and Diversify Workforce OAKLAND, Calif. – One year ago, President Barack Obama signed the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Six months after the law went…
OAKLAND, Calif. – Governor Schwarzenegger’s recent appointments to California ’s Health Benefit Exchange Board of Susan Kennedy, his Chief of Staff, and Kim Belshé, the outgoing Secretary for California ‘s Health and Human Services Agency, highlight the need for Board appointments…
Six Month Anniversary of Reform Law Brings Free Preventive Care, Bars Health Plans from Dropping Coverage to the Sick, and Provides New Coverage for Young Adults OAKLAND, Calif. – Six months ago, U.S. President Barack Obama made history by signing the…