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…
Governor calls for massive cuts to safety-net services despite evidence showing the connection between food insecurity and diabetes OAKLAND, Calif. — A new report, The Inextricable Connection between Food Insecurity & Diabetes, released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), highlights the…
OAKLAND, Calif. – Today, President Barack Obama made history by signing landmark health reform legislation. The bill expands health coverage to the majority of California ’s 8 million uninsured, including communities of color who comprise two-thirds of the uninsured in our…