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The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
Policymakers and health care stakeholders are eager to see how Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s actions square with his ambitious rhetoric about using “value-based transformation” to reinvent the US health care system.
In October, Congress overwhelmingly passed bipartisan opioid legislation including more than $3.3 billion in authorized spending over 10 years. Washington, DC policy experts explain key parts of the new law.
The Trump administration signaled plans to make it harder for immigrants to enter the country and to reduce access to a broad range of health and human service safety net programs for immigrants already living here, including US citizen children.
Our experts discuss the current legislative and regulatory agendas in Washington, DC, and explain how the outcome of the midterm elections will shape health policy for years to come.
The Department of Homeland Security has released highly anticipated proposed changes to “public charge” rules that could disqualify many immigrants from gaining permanent residency in the US. Our Washington, DC, experts explain what the proposals mean.
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a package of bills addressing the opioid epidemic. Two DC health policy experts explain the highlights.
The federal government seeks to modify federal policies with harmful changes that could hurt immigrants’ access to health care and other public benefits while weakening the health and social safety net.
The government has finalized immigration restrictions, creating a preference for wealthy, English-speaking, insured, and educated immigrants, while erecting hurdles for immigrants who are poor.
Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives, while the GOP continues its dominion over the Senate. What will this “split Congress” mean for health care?