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Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services

Event Date: 
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 10:00am
Priority: 
Very High

JANUARY 26, 2011 - WEDNESDAY

NEW - SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #3 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

10:00 AM – State Capitol – Room 4203
Budget Items To Be Heard:

  • ***Department of Health Care Services (Budget Item 4260) – Medi-Cal Program, including funding redirections, and other issues as needed
  • ***Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (Budget Item 4280) – Healthy Families Program, and other issues as needed
  • Emergency Medical Services Authority (Budget Item 4120)

CDCAN COMMENT:  Budget subcommittee staff estimates that this hearing will be about 4 hours in length.  Governor is proposing over $1.7 billion in cuts to the Medi-Cal program and major cuts to the Healthy Families program.  The Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services is hearing these issues on February 1.
CDCAN ACTION ALERT:  YES – will be issued this week to urge people to attend this hearing and testify – and for meeting or rally to be announced.
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH