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This legislative update from Sacramento appears every Friday. It is adapted from California Healthline, a news digest reporting on health care policy and politics that is sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation. For a free subscription to the complete news digest and a podcast of the weekly legislative update, register now.
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Single-Payer Bill Advances, Draws Fire
(Fri, 05 Feb 2010)
The California Senate has sent a bill aimed at creating a single-payer health care system to the Assembly, but Gov. Schwarzenegger already has pledged to veto the legislation. Editorial boards and a hospital industry leader also have criticized the measure.
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Proposed Cuts to IHSS Draw Fierce Criticism
(Fri, 29 Jan 2010)
Labor unions and health care advocates are lined up against Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to In-Home Supportive Services. Advocates say the cuts would prompt more people to enter nursing homes, thus driving up Medi-Cal spending.
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Seismic Safety Deadlines Looming
(Fri, 22 Jan 2010)
Earthquakes in Haiti are bringing California's seismic safety construction rules for hospitals back to the forefront. A nurses union is opposing the hospital industry's gambit to push back the compliance deadlines again.
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Governor Heads to D.C. for Federal Funds
(Fri, 15 Jan 2010)
After a week of trading barbs, Gov. Schwarzenegger is gearing up to plead California's case for an additional $6.9 billion in federal money when he heads to Washington, D.C., next week. He says the money is needed to help pay for Medi-Cal and other programs.
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Schwarzenegger Urges 'No' Vote on Reform
(Fri, 08 Jan 2010)
In his state of the state speech, Gov. Schwarzenegger spoke out against health care reform legislation moving through Congress and urged the state's delegation to reject the bill or incorporate better terms for California.
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