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Open dialogue among community members is an important part of successful advocacy. Take Action California believes that the more information and discussion we have about what's important to us, the more empowered we all are to make change.
Legislators are usually back in their districts on a Friday, but with Gov. Jerry Brown presenting hisrevised budget proposal this week, there's enough to discuss to keep some of them in town today. The Assembly Budget Committee's Subcommittee on Health and Human Services meets in Room 4202 of the Capitol at 9 a.m.
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/05/am-alert-health-and-human-services-budget-committee-discusses-may-revision.html#storylink=cpy
Whether Brown has restored enough of the recession-era spending cuts to health programs and social services is one of the biggest points of contention surrounding the budget. With the first surplus in years, liberal lawmakers and advocacy groups have pushed the governor to spend the additional billions rather than socking them away in a proposed rainy-day fund. In-home caregivers have been especially vocal in pushing back against Brown's budget, which would limit the number of hours they can work.
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/05/am-alert-health-and-human-services-budget-committee-discusses-may-revision.html#storylink=cpy
MAY 14TH STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION
Press Conference and Rally about the Governor's May Revise Budget to highlight the need to invest in Californians and eradicate poverty!
When: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Where: Rosa Parks State Building
464 West 4th Street, San Bernardino
Time: 12:00 noon
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News Bulletin
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January 9, 2014
Statement
from Ellen Wu, Executive Director of CPEHN,
on the California Budget Proposal for 2014-15
Governor Brown’s proposal for the 2014-15
state budget, released yesterday, increases funding to health and human
services but misses an important opportunity to restore some of the
devastating cuts that have impacted the health of California’s communities
of color.
The budget proposal includes a $670 million increase to Medi-Cal, mostly
for already-enacted implementation of the Affordable Care Act. And while
the proposed budget “forgives” the past years of uncollected cuts to
Medi-Cal providers, it leaves in place a 10% reduction of Medi-Cal rates.
Additionally, the budget proposal does not restore any of the other
previous cuts to Medi-Cal benefits.
For more than a decade our communities have been asked to endure painful
cuts to services due to structural deficits in the state budget. The
passage of Proposition 30 in 2012 has been critical to providing much
needed revenue for the state. California must use this opportunity to
demonstrate a commitment to its most vulnerable communities by restoring previous
cuts to our health and human services programs as well as making sure
Californians who remain uninsured have access to affordable coverage.
Visit our Policy Center for a detailed summary of the budget
proposal.
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/ California Pan-Ethnic Health Network / info@cpehn.org
MAIN OFFICE:
1221 Preservation Park Way, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 832-1160 / Fax: (510) 832-1175
SACRAMENTO OFFICE:
1225 8th Street, Suite 470, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 447-1299 / Fax: (916) 447-1292
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