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CDCAN Report #152-2010: Breaking News - U.S. House of Representatives Approve Medicaid Funding Extension (FMAP) - Bill Heads to President Obama - Passes 247 to 161
Tue, 2010-08-10 14:48 — chrisUS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVE TEMPORARY MEDICAID FUNDING EXTENSION
Federal Bill Heads Now To President Obama – Medicaid Funding Increase (FMAP) Extension Has Major Impact On California’s Budget Shortfall
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 08/10/2010 12:21 PM (Pacific Time)] - The US House of Representatives, breaking for one day from its summer recess, returned to Washington, DC and gave final approval to the legislation that will provide $16.1 billion to partially extend for six months into 2011, the temporary increase in Medicaid matching funds to the states, including California - – though on a “phased down” approach that gives significantly less money to the states. The bill passed out of the House by a vote of 247 to 161 with 25 members not voting.
The bill, HR 1586, was approved after about 1 hour of debate, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying the bill was vital in protecting the jobs of health care providers, teachers, firefighter – and to provide vital funding to help states stabilize their budgets.
CDCAN Report #142-2010: State Releases Draft Notice and Forms for Stakeholder Comment on Implementing New State Law Impacting IHSS Worker's Use of PO Boxes to Receive Pay Checks
Fri, 2010-07-30 16:05 — chris- State Releases Draft Notice and Forms On IHSS Worker’s Use of Post Office Box As Mailing Address For Pay Checks
- Issue Especially Critical To Thousands of IHSS Workers Living In Rural Areas of State Where Mail Is Not Delivered to Residences
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/30/2010 07:00 AM (Pacific Time)] – The Department of Social Services – the state agency that oversees statewide the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program - sent out Thursday evening a draft notice (referred to as an ACL or “All County Letter”) and 2 forms, that provide guidelines regarding the use of post office box as a mailing address for IHSS workers to receive their paychecks. The draft notice and forms were sent out to allow stakeholders to review and provide comments or suggestions by August 13th (Friday) before final versions are released (see below for details on how to provide and submit comments).
The draft 3 page pdf draft notice (“All County Letter”) and 2 forms (1 page each) are attached to this CDCAN report – and also can be downloaded from the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us or at the end of this report.
CDCAN Report #141-2010: Governor Orders Furlough Fridays to Resume in August
Wed, 2010-07-28 13:47 — chrisGOVERNOR ORDERS FURLOUGHS UNTIL BUDGET IS ENACTED
CDCAN Report #139-2010: Governor Signs "Ed Roberts Day" Bill (SB 1256) - Proclaims January 23 as Special Day to Honor the Disability Rights Leader
Mon, 2010-07-19 17:47 — chrisGOVERNOR SIGNS “ED ROBERTS DAY” BILL
SB 1256 by Loni Hancock Would Require California Governor To Proclaim January 23rd Each Year as Day of “Special Significance” Honoring Ed Roberts in Public Schools and Other Educational Institutions – Governor Also Signs Bill Honoring President Ronald Reagan
Ed Roberts: Roberts, who passed away on March 14, 1995 at age 56, was a founder of WID (World Institute on Disability) and a former director of the Department of Rehabilitation.SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/19/2010 5:12 PM (Pacific Time)] – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed today SB 1256 by Sen. Loni Hancock (Democrat – Berkeley, 9th State Senate District), a bill that will require California governors to proclaim each January 23rd as a day of “special significance” honoring the life and work of revered disability rights leader Ed Roberts [pictured left] , recognized across the world as the “father of the independent living” movement for people with disabilities and special needs. The approval of the legislation comes just a few days before the 20th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which Congress passed and then President George H. W. Bush signed into law on July 26, 1990.
Ed Roberts Day Bill (SB 1256) Now on Governor's Desk - Write Letter and Urge Signing - Governor Has 12 Days (July 19, 2010) to Act
Honoring Disability Rights & Ed Roberts:
- ACTION ALERT: WRITE LETTER TO GOVERNOR URGING HIM TO SIGN SB 1256 ED ROBERTS DAY
- Passed Assembly 73 to 0 – Passed State Senate 34 to 0
- Sent to Governor July 7th – He Has 12 Days To Act On It (July 19th)
Ed Roberts: Roberts, a former director of the Department of Rehabilitation and co-founder of a respected disability advocacy organization World Institute on Disability (WID), passed away from natural causes on March 14, 1995.In the 20th anniversary year of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill that would proclaim every January 23rd “Ed Roberts Day” was passed without opposition by the California Legislature – with support from nearly every Democratic and Republican members, and now is in the hands of the Governor.
The bill, SB 1256 by Sen. Loni Hancock (Democrat – Berkeley, 9th State Senate District), would honor the life and work of disability rights leader Ed Roberts, recognized and revered across the world as the “father of the independent living” movement for people with disabilities and special needs. January 23rd is the birthday of Ed Roberts, who was born in 1939. He passed away on March 14, 1995 at the age of 56.
The bill, which passed the Assembly 73 to 0 and passed the State Senate on July 1st by vote of 34 to 0, was delivered to the Governor on July 7th. The Governor has 12 days to either sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. This commentary and action alert is asking people to write to the Governor to urge him to sign it into law – a fitting tribute to a remarkable disability rights leader on the anniversary of a remarkable federal disability rights law.
CDCAN Report #136-2010: Medi-Cal Institutional and Non-Institutional Providers Required to Be Paid Even If No Budget And Even if Special Fund Is Exhausted - Controller Lists What Can Be Paid & Not - Issues Statement On Gov's Wage Order
Fri, 2010-07-02 09:40 — chrisBoth Medi-Cal Institutional and Non-Institutional Providers Will Continue to Be Paid Even If No Budget In Place & If Special Fund Is Exhausted – Payments Will Continue for SSI/SSP, IHSS
Controller Issues Statement On Governor’s Order To Temporarily Reduce State Employee Wages to Federal Minimum – Refuses to Implement
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/01/2010 08:05 PM (Pacific Time)] – With a long budget stand-off expected to last possibly through the summer, the State Controller released information indicating what things the State can continue to pay – and what things cannot be paid, without a spending plan in place.
A copy of his 3 page letter (pdf file) to the Governor and four legislative leaders, dated June 15, 2010, outlined what the State is required to continue paying and what payments he cannot make unless a State budget is in enacted, is attached to this CDCAN Report and can also be downloaded from the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us.
CDCAN Report #126-2010: Bill Extending Medicaid Matching Funds to States Remains Stalled in US Senate - No Budget Conference Committee Hearings Today or Over Weekend - Medicare Doctor Cut Delayed for 6 Months
Fri, 2010-06-25 19:35 — chris- BILL THAT EXTENDS TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MEDICAID MATCHING FUNDS TO STATES REMAINS STALLED IN US SENATE
- Prospects Look Bleak For Passage – Failure to Extend Temporary Increase Would Have Enormous Impact on California’s Funding For Services to People With Disabilities, Mental Health Needs, Seniors – Budget Conference Committee In Sacramento Not Likely To Meet Over Weekend – Medicare Cut to Doctors Delayed For 6 Months
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/25/2010 05:30 PM (Pacific Time)] - Adding to the budget woes in California, after nearly two months of debate and negotiations, federal legislation remains hopelessly stalled in the US Senate in Washington DC, that would, among other things, extend for 6 months (January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011) the temporary increase in Medicaid matching funds to the states that is set to expire December 31, 2010.
The US House of Representatives, last month, eliminated that extension from its version of the bill.
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH ACTION TRAINING JUNE 14, 2010 MONDAY 1 to 3:15 PM IN SACRAMENTO AREA (RANCHO CORDOVA CITY HALL) IN MEMORY OF BILL YOUNG, JOAN LEE AND CHRISTINA KEIFER
Tue, 2010-06-08 17:29 — chrisCDCAN: ACCOUNTABILITY WITH ACTION
CDCAN Report #096-2010: SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies in Senate Appropriation Committee - Steinberg's SB 1283 on Health Care Coverage Grievance Impacting Children with Autism Passes out of Committee - Assembly Appropriations Meets Friday Morning
Fri, 2010-05-28 09:26 — chris- SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies In Senate Appropriations Committee – Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing Friday Morning – Fate of Hundreds of Bills Pending Today
- Steinberg’s SB 1283 Health Care Coverage Grievance Bill Passes Out of Senate Appropriations – Has Major Impact On Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/28/2010 05:00 AM (Pacific Time)] - Legislation that proposed major changes to long term care, SB 998 by Sen. Carol Liu, was among many bills that died in the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday (May 27). Another bill, SB 1051 by Sen. Bob Huff (Republican – Diamond Bar, 29th State Senate District) that would authorize non-licensed school employees to administer diastat to students suffering an epileptic seizure, also was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Both bills can have no further action this year.
CDCAN Report #092-2010: Assembly Budget Subcommittee Rejects Governor's IHSS Cuts - Pushes Forward IHSS Worker Fee to Draw Down Federal Funds Similar to Nursing Facilities and ICF-DD Quality Assurance Fees
Wed, 2010-05-26 13:23 — chris- Assembly Budget Subcommittee Rejects Governor’s In-Home Supportive Services Cuts – Pushes Proposal for IHSS Provider Fee That Can Draw Down Federal Funds
- IHSS Worker Fee Would Be Similar To Quality Assurance Provider Fees for Nursing Homes and ICF/DD Providers
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/26/2010 10:40 AM (Pacific Time)] - The Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services, chaired by Assemblymember Dave Jones (Democrat – Sacramento), rejected this morning several proposed reductions by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger including those impacting In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). None of the actions are final – and in several cases, still need action from the Senate.
The subcommittee is pushing forward a proposal unveiled yesterday by Assembly Speaker John Perez (Democrat – Los Angeles) that would look at the possibility of imposing what Assemblymember Jones said would be a “modest fee” on IHSS workers that would be matched with federal Medicaid funds and possibly save the State $150 million.
