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• Budget Conference Committee Will Reconvene At 3:30 PM Today

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/10/2010  12:35 AM  (Pacific Time)] - The Budget Conference Committee, recessed its hearing at 12:30 PM and will reconvene at 3:30 PM, at the State Capitol in Room 4203 to continue its work to finish up going the health budget agenda items.  Sen. Denise Ducheny (Democrat – San Diego), chair of the Budget Conference Committee, told committee members and staff to expect the hearing to go into the early evening.

The Budget Conference Committee still is working on budget items under the Department of Health Care Services (see below for list of agenda items)

• Budget Conference Committee Will Meet At 11 AM Thursday –Focus on Health Items Including Medi-Cal & Mental Health
• Reviews Human Service Budget Issues – Keeps Most Items Open Including IHSS – But Directs Department of Social Services to Convene Stakeholder Group To Look At Ways To Achieve Targeted Savings of Possibly 10%

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/09/2010  04:25 PM  (Pacific Time)] -  The budget conference committee adjourned Wednesday afternoon (June 9^th) just before 4:30 PM after completing a first pass through on human services budget issues including CalWORKS and In-Home Supportive Services, keeping most of the items “open” to revisit probably next week.  The Budget Conference Committee, chaired by Sen. Denise Ducheny (Democrat – San Diego), will reconvene Thursday morning (June 10), at 11:00 AM, at the State Capitol in Room 4203, covering health budget items (including Medi-Cal, mental health, regional centers).  That time could change depending on when the Assembly floor session adjourns.

Governor’s Medi-Cal “Cost Containment” Proposal and $602 Million Mental Health Community Services Cut Rejected By Both Assembly and Senate

Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Completes Its Work In Final Hearing Held Today – Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to Hold Final Hearing This Afternoon Before Budget Process Moves Next Week to Budget Conference Committee Phase

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/27/2010 12:27 PM  (Pacific Time)] -  The Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services in its final hearing for this budget year, voted to reject the Governor’s proposal to reduce by $602 million funding to the counties for mental health community services and the Governor’s Medi-Cal cost containment proposals that included capping several benefits and imposing co-payments on several services.   The actions by the Assembly budget subcommittee is identical (with one exception regarding the Medi-Cal cost containment) to the actions taken earlier by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.

Governor’s Medi-Cal, Mental Health Budget Proposals Focus of Senate Budget Committee Wednesday – Controversial Proposal to Renew and Expand Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Nursing Home Provider Fee Also on Agenda

Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health & Human Services Also Scheduled to Meet At Same Time Though Mostly “For Vote Only” Items – Controversial Proposal to Extend and Expand Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Nursing Home Provider Fee Will Likely Be Heard In Assembly on Thursday

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/25/2010  11:10 PM  (Pacific Time)] - Several controversial budget proposals by the Governor will be the focus of the full Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services when they hold separate hearings Wednesday morning (May 26^th) at nearly the same time.  Both houses are moving quickly this week to close out this phase of the state budget process.  This is the final week of budget subcommittee hearings – though the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee is meeting and taking final action instead of its 5 subcommittees this week.