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Redefining the Safety Net: The Changing Roles of Counties in Providing Health Care

​Dylan Roby, director of the Center’s Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program, discussed how policy change, county resources, the "Bridge to Reform" waiver, and new access to insurance coverage will alter county roles and expectations in California. Roby described the results of the Center's evaluation of county LIHP programs, provide an update on the transition of up to half a million LIHP enrollees to Covered California, the state's new health insurance exchange, or into an expanded Medi-Cal, as well as discussed new challenges for county health systems and residents.

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Dylan H. Roby

Dylan H. Roby

Chair and Professor, Health, Society, and Behavior, UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health

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