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L.A. Health Collaborative Meeting May Revise

N. L.A. Health Collaborative Meeting May Revise. Cherie Fields May 21, 2008. May Revise:. Reflects a $15 billion deficit – before reserves Proposes $8 billion in new revenues – with the future lottery revenues being the largest new revenue source.

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L.A. Health Collaborative Meeting May Revise

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  1. N L.A. Health Collaborative Meeting May Revise Cherie Fields May 21, 2008

  2. May Revise: • Reflects a $15 billion deficit – before reserves • Proposes $8 billion in new revenues – with the future lottery revenues being the largest new revenue source

  3. Medi-Cal Program: • 10% Provider Rate Cut (passed as part of current-year cuts) • Maintains Quarterly Status Reporting

  4. Medi-Cal Program: • 1931 (b) roll-back of income eligibility to 61% FPL • Maintains elimination of optional benefits

  5. Medi-Cal Program: • Legal Immigrants – reduction of services • Undocumented – Emergency Medi-Cal – institutes monthly eligibility process • Eliminates cash assistance to aged, blind and disabled legal immigrants

  6. In-Home Supportive Services: • Reduces hours of IHSS services • Caps the state’s contribution toward wages of IHSS workers at the state’s minimum wage • Institutes a share-of-cost for some IHSS recipients

  7. Healthy Families Program: • Premium increases: • 150 -200%: increase from $9 to $16 per child per month • 200 – 250%: increase from $15 – $19 per child per month • Copayment Increase • 150 – 250%: increase from $5 to $7.50

  8. Healthy Families Program: • Dental Coverage – annual benefit of $1,000 • Health plan rates cut 6.2%

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