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Joint Informational Hearing – Senate and Assembly Health Committees: Escalating Health Care Costs Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Summary of Significant Legislation Heard by the Committee 2009-2010 Session
Informational Hearing – The Department of Public Health’s Implementation of Hospital Patient Safety Measures, Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Informational Hearing – The Subject of AB 950 (Hernandez): Licensed Hospice Facilities, Thursday, July 22, 2010
Joint Informational Hearing – Senate and Assembly Health Committees: Implementation of Federal Health Care Reform, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The Status of Hospitals’ Compliance with Seismic Safety Deadlines, Informational Hearing, Wednesday, March 3, 2010
New Approaches in the Care and Treatment of Persons with Brain Injury, Informational Hearing, Wednesday, January 13, 2010
2009 Legislative Summary
Developing California's Health IT Infrastructure and the Potential to Improve Patient Care Informational Hearing, January 6, 2010
Informational Hearing ~ Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Redesigning California’s Medi-Cal Program: Examining the Potential for Cost Savings and Program Improvements
Joint Informational Hearing ~ November 5, 2009
Senate Select Committee on Obesity and Diabetes and the Senate Health Committee
EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN SUGAR-SWEETENED DRINKS AND OBESITY
Joint Informational Hearing ~ Thursday, August 27, 2009
Senate Committees on Education and Health, Senate Select Committee on Disaster & Emergency Response, Joint Committee on Emergency Management:
Selected Public Health Resources on H1N1
A DVD of the hearing is available by contacting Senate TV (916) 651-1531
Joint Informational Hearing ~ April 1, 2009
Medi-Cal Reimbursements and Outpatient Procedures: Impact on Children's Health
Health Information Technology Hearing March 13, 2009
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS SPEAKER POWER POINT
- Jonah Frohlich, Senior Program Officer, California HealthCare Foundation
- Sam Karp, Vice President of Programs, California HealthCare Foundation
- John E. Mattison, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer and Assistant Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
- William Barcellona, V.P. Government Affairs, California Association of Physician Groups
- David Katz, Director, Center for Technology Integration, El Camino Hospital
- Will Ross, Project Manager, Redwood MedNet
- Laura Landry, Executive Director, Long Beach Network for Health
- Ben Wilson, Director of Healthcare IT, Intel Digital Health Group
- Kim Roberts, CEO, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
BACKGROUND
- California Health Information Technology Study - Accenture
- Report of the Health Information Technology Financing Advisory Commission
- William Barcellona, California Association of Physician Groups
- Sam Karp and Jonah Frohlich, California HealthCare Foundation
- David Katz, El Camino Hospital
- Laura Landry, Long Beach Network for Health
- Kirk Feely, Legislative Analyst's Office
- Deven McGraw, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Robert H. Miller, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health & Aging
- Will Ross, Redwood MedNet
- Paul Tang, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Ben Wilson, Intel Digital Health
- Molly Coye, MD, California Regional Health Information Organization
Healthcare Work Force ~ March 4, 2009
Background Documents
Informational Hearing OUTLOOK FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ~ February 25, 2009
Background Documents
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2007-2008 Legislative Summary
Proposition 4 Hearing September 16, 2008
Children's Hospital Bond Act Hearing July 9, 2008
DMHC Hearing March 27, 2008
SENATE HEALTH
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS 2008
Governor's Healthcare Proposal 2007
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Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 2005-2006 Session
Medi-Cal: Hospital Financing Implementation and Coverage Initiative
February 14, 2006
Medicare Prescription
Drug Coverage: Challenges of Implementation and Status of State
Assistance Efforts
February 1, 2006
- Medicare Part D:
Issues for Dual Eligibles on the Eve of
Implementation
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/Medicare-Part-D-Issues-for-Dual-Eligibles-on-the-Eve-of-Implementation-Issue-Brief.pdf
Implementation of
Proposition 71: Options for Handling Intellectual Property
Associated with Stem Cell Research Grants
Legislation
Senate Constitutional Amendment 13 and Assembly
Concurrent Resolution 24
http://info.sen.ca.gov/
Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 2005
May
11, 2005
Asbestos Fact Sheet: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/toxic_contaminants/Asbes_F.html
Report by Dr. Marc Schenker: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2000/suppl-4/661-664schenker/schenker-full.html
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency:
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/eldorado/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/meetings.html
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/basic.html
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/eldorado/pdf/eldorado-asb-flyer-426-final.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/asbe.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/assess.html
http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/addressnoa.html
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos_effects.html
http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/tfacts61.html
California
Department of Conservation:
ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dmg/pubs/ofr/ofr_2000-002_Report.pdf
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/minerals/hazardous_minerals/asbestos/index.htm
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/information/publications/cgs_notes/note_14/
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/minerals/hazardous_minerals/asbestos/el_dorado.htm
ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dmg/pubs/ofr/AsbestosFlyer.pdf
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/minerals/hazardous_minerals/asbestos/Asbestos_Guidelines_SP124.pdf
California
Department of Toxic Substance Control
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/Garden_Valley/index.html
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/Schools.html
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PolicyAndProcedures/Schools/SMP_REP_Schools_Phase1Advisory.pdf
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PolicyAndProcedures/Schools/SMBRP_POL_Guidance_Schools_NOA.pdf
Air
Resources Board:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cap/pamphlets/asbestosbrochure.pdf
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/asbestos/general.htm
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/asbestos/atcm/regadv0702.pdf
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/asbesto2/fro.pdf
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/asbestos/atcm/regadv1101.pdf
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/atcm/asbeatcm.htm
California Environmental
Quality Act:
http://opr.ca.gov/clearinghouse/asbestos.html
El
Dorado County:
http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/emd/apcd/asbestos.html
Lake
County:
http://66.102.7.104/u/ucdavisedu?q=cache:TigoTb54qjwJ:ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/1271/17439.pdf+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://lcaqmd.net/
Fairfax
County Virginia:
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/hd/crd1.htm
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/hd/crd2.htm
1994 MOU Regarding Primary Care
Physician Training by the
University of California
May 4, 2005
- Agenda (Word)
- Background (Word)
- Transcript (Word)
- MOU Compliance (Word)
- Caught in the
Squeeze: Insured Patients Facing Bills and Collection Actions
from Health Care Providers
March 30, 2005
- Agenda (Word)
- Background (Word)
- Transcript (Word)
- For more information,
check the following links:
The Health Consumer Alliance http://www.healthconsumer.org
The Department of
Insurance http://www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/FS-Consumer.htm
The Department of
Managed Health Care http://www.hmohelp.ca.gov/
- http://www.sen.ca.gov/
2005-2006 Pending
Legislation - SB 364, SB 367, SB 417, and AB 1321
Prior Legislation - AB
1455 (2000), SB 1177 (2000), SB 1881 (2002), AB 1628 (2003), AB 1686 (2003), AB 2285 (2004), AB 2960 (2004), SB 1569
(2004), SB 1679 (2004),
- Federal Medicare Prescription
Drug Act: State Readiness, Implementation,
and Consumer Issues
March 16, 2005
- Agenda (Word)
- Background (Word)
- Transcript (Word)
- Testimony
Bonnie Burns (ppt)
Jeff Flick (pdf)
- For more information,
check the following links:
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - http://www.kff.org
The Commonwealth Fund - http://www.cmwf.org
Implementation of
Proposition 71, the Stem Cell Research and Cures Act
March 9, 2005
Governor's Proposed
Medi-Cal Redesign
March 2, 2005
University of California Medical
School Admissions and Shortages in the
California Health Care Workforce
February 23, 2005
PANEL I: FRAMING THE ISSUES
PANEL
II: CURRENT UC MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
PANEL
III: GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSITY
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Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 2003 - 2004
Legislative Session
Final Summary of Bills Heard by the Committee in
the 2003
Legislative Session
November 16, 2004
Proposition 63:
Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding.
Tax on Personal Incomes Above $1 Million
September 22, 2004
Health and Human
Services
Agency Pharmacy Assistance Proposal
September 21, 2004
Proposition 71: Stem Cell
Research, Funding, Bonds.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment and
Statute
September 15, 2004
Medi-Cal Redesign
Antidepressants and the Risk of Suicide
August
4, 2004
Great
Britan's Response to SSRI Use by Children
http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/ourwork/monitorsafequalmed/safetymessages/ssrioverview_101203.htm
Lead Content in Mexican Candy: A Serious
Threat?
June 3, 2004
- Agenda (Word)
- Transcript (Word)
- Background (Word)
- Toxic Treats Investigation and Series by
the
Orange
County Register:
http://www.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/index.shtml
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Visit the Orange County Register for the
following articles:
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-Call for Action on Tainted Treats, May 22, 2004
-Vendors of Tainted Candies to be Sued, May 13,
2004
-Candy Maker Wants Industry to Eliminate Lead,
May 11,
2004
-Word on Toxic Candy Spreads Quickly in County,
May 2,
2004
-Officials Vow Action on Tainted Candies, May 1,
2004
-Focus: Health, April 10, 2004
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Other Newspaper Articles
- Some
Shrug
Off Candy Warning, The Californian, April 20, 2004
Candies
Pulled
from Shelves Because of Lead, Choking Hazards,
- Associated
Press, February 23, 2002
- Candy
from
Mexico Suspected in 150 Cases of Lead Poisoning
- in
California,
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 9, 2002
- Lead
Found
in Two Mexcan Candies; More Testing Expected,
- San
Diego
Union-Tribune, July 10, 2002
- Lead
Found
in Two Mexcan Candies; But Officials Seek
- More
Testing,
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 4, 2002
- Tamarind-Flavored
Candy Tainted with Lead, Agency Warns,
- San
Diego
Union-Tribune, April 27, 2001
Federal and State Health Advisorieson
Imported
Candy:
-
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01048.html
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/pbltr.html
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/chacachaca03_04.html
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/grasshoppers11_03.html
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5131a3.htm
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehlb/biochem/lead%20candy.en.htm
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2001/ans01079.html
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Related Report - Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/guide/guide97.htm
Public Health: Will California Rise to the
Challenge?
June 2, 2004
Issues Within Adult Day Health Care
May 12, 2004
Background information provided
by
participants:
Kate
Wilber:
Adult Day Health Care (PowerPt)
Federal Medicaid Waiver for
Adult Day Health Care (Word)
Bureau
of State
Audits: Oversight of Long-Term Care Programs (pdf)
Oversight Hearing on the Administration’s
Budget
Proposal to Repeal SB 322
May 5, 2004
State and Local Governments' Role in
Preventing
and Mitigating
Environmental
Health Risks in California Schools
March 12, 2004
Lyme Disease: Issues in Diagnosis and
Reporting
February 25, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento
Testimony by participants:
Impact of the Federal Medicare Prescription
Drug
Bill
February 18, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento
Testimony by participants:
Michelle
Kitchman(ppt)
Jeff
Flick(Word)
Robert
Miller (Word)
Stan
Rosenstein (Word)
Kathy
Copelin (Word)
Naomi
Young Word)
Women in Pain: Trends and Implications
of
Underdiagnosis
of Chronic
February 4, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento
SARS and West Nile Virus: Is
California
Ready for
Emerging Public
Health Threats?
January
8, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento
Governor Schwarzenegger's Proposed Mid-Year
Reductions
in
Possible Interference in the Scientific
Review
of Chromium
VI Toxicity
April 2, 2003 Hearing in Sacramento
- Possible Interference in the Scientific
Review
of Chromium
VI Toxicity
February 28, 2003 Hearing in Los Angeles
- Agenda (Word)
- Transcript of
Hearing (Word)
- Breast Cancer and the Environment: 2nd
Informational
Hearing
October 23, 2002 Hearing
- Agenda (Word)
- Transcript (Word)
- Recommendations
from
Breast
Cancer Summit (Word)
For more information on Breast Cancer, check the following links:
http://www.breastcancerfund.org/
http://psr.igc.org/
http://www.bcaction.org/
- Testimony by participants:
Jeanne Rizzo (Word)
Ana Soto (Word)
Karen Holly (Word)
Pat Buffler, PhD, MPH(Word)
Lisa Wanzor (Word)
Donna Vivio, CNM, MPH,
MS (Word)
Felix Aguilar, MD,
MPH (Word)
Ray Neutra, MD (Word)
Jeanne Rizzo (Word)
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Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 2001-2002
The Impact of California's Stem Cell Policy
on
the Biomedical
Industry
The Impact of Federal Policy on Realizing
the
Potential
of
Stem Cell Research
March 8, 2002 Hearing
Nursing Home Closures, Bankruptcies and
Liability Insurance:
Testimony by
participants:
Breast Cancer and the Environment
February 20, 2002 Hearing
Children's Mental Health Care
Childhood Immunization Mandates:
Politics
vs. Public
Health
Bioterrorism and Public Health:
Assessing
California's
Preparedness
Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 2001
Legislative Session
Structural Barriers to Accessing Dental
Services
Public Health Effects of Toxic Mold
Childhood Obesity and the Role of
California's
Schools
Proposed Healthy Families Program Expansion
to
Provide
Parental Coverage
Health Effects of Chromium VI Contamination
of
Drinking
Water
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Final Summary of Bills Heard by the
Committee in
the 1999-2000
Legislative Session
The Causes and Effects of Hospital Emergency
Room Closures
California's Latino Diabetes Crisis
Options for Financing Health Insurance for
Working Families:
The Implementation of Hospital Seismic
Safety
Standards
The Crisis in California's Blood Supply
Nutritional Standards of California
Milk:
Cost vs.
Public
Bills Heard by the Committee in 1999
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