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Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
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Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
Communications Team
The number of Californians who gained health insurance grew by 3 million people after the Affordable Care Act expanded Medi-Cal coverage in 2014 and 2015. But anticipated federal funding changes could over time force counties to shoulder more of the cost of paying for health care, or cut back enrollment and programs, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 18, 2018
Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
Press Releases
Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
Communications Team
The number of Californians who gained health insurance grew by 3 million people after the Affordable Care Act expanded Medi-Cal coverage in 2014 and 2015. But anticipated federal funding changes could over time force counties to shoulder more of the cost of paying for health care, or cut back enrollment and programs, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 18, 2018
Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
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Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
Communications Team
UCLA report finds that big cuts to health care benefits would hurt the disabled, children and elderly Americans. The Trump administration’s intent to reform Medicaid includes financing changes that would save hundreds of billions in federal dollars over time, but at the expense of cutting significant health care benefits to tens of millions of the program’s most vulnerable recipients — the disabled, children and elderly Americans.
April 27, 2017
Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
Press Releases
Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
Communications Team
UCLA report finds that big cuts to health care benefits would hurt the disabled, children and elderly Americans. The Trump administration’s intent to reform Medicaid includes financing changes that would save hundreds of billions in federal dollars over time, but at the expense of cutting significant health care benefits to tens of millions of the program’s most vulnerable recipients — the disabled, children and elderly Americans.
April 27, 2017
Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink
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Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink
Communications Team
California will fare better than other states but will still feel pain Public hospitals in California that serve the poorest patients could face a $1.54 billion funding shortfall in 2019, when federal funding cuts go into effect. Those cuts, along with health-care cost inflation, could jeopardize the financial stability of the state’s safety-net hospital system, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Virginia Commonwealth University.
June 02, 2014
Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink
Press Releases
Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink
Communications Team
California will fare better than other states but will still feel pain Public hospitals in California that serve the poorest patients could face a $1.54 billion funding shortfall in 2019, when federal funding cuts go into effect. Those cuts, along with health-care cost inflation, could jeopardize the financial stability of the state’s safety-net hospital system, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Virginia Commonwealth University.
June 02, 2014
Older Californians with disabilities struggle to remain at home as public programs lose funding
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Older Californians with disabilities struggle to remain at home as public programs lose funding
Communications Team
​Pending budget cuts could jeopardize health, safety of state’s most vulnerable. California's low-income seniors with disabilities are struggling to remain in their homes as public funding for long-term care services shrinks and may be slashed even further, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conducted with support from The SCAN Foundation.
December 07, 2011
Older Californians with disabilities struggle to remain at home as public programs lose funding
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Older Californians with disabilities struggle to remain at home as public programs lose funding
Communications Team
​Pending budget cuts could jeopardize health, safety of state’s most vulnerable. California's low-income seniors with disabilities are struggling to remain in their homes as public funding for long-term care services shrinks and may be slashed even further, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conducted with support from The SCAN Foundation.
December 07, 2011