CBS Sacramento : declared in Plan To Ensure Health Care To All Californians Moves Forward « CBS Sacramento

California health care expenditures last year totaled more than $367 billion, according to the Center for Health Policy Research at University of California, Los Angeles. The measure envisions using all public money spent on health care — from Medicare, Medicaid, federal public health funds and "Obamacare" subsidies. "California can't afford a single-payer health care system," said Charles Bacchi, president and CEO of the California Association of Health Plans. The idea to increase the government's role in health care comes as Trump and congressional Republicans look to reduce it. We think it will restrict access to care, and it will be incredibly disruptive to all the Californians who currently get health care coverage through their employer."The idea faces significant hurdles.

Advocates: Kentucky Schools Would Feel The Pinch If GOP Revives Health Plan

That money could be in jeopardy if the American Health Care Act – also referred to as Trumpcare – is revived. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Act requires public schools pay for health care services for students with disabilities — including services like school nurses, speech and mental health therapists. That's because when children seek health care at school, parents don't have to pay co-pays for a doctor's visit. Terry Brooks with Kentucky Youth Advocates said the potential cuts would come to a state that already doesn't allocate many resources to children's health care in schools, even though there is a link between education success and health. Having school nurses and other health care professionals in schools also saves money.


(Lynne Featherstone/Flickr)COLUMBUS, Ohio – House Republicans this week may release a revised version of their health-care plan, which could jeopardize funding for school health services in Ohio. Ohio schools receive more than $51 million in federal Medicaid funding to pay for health services such as speech therapy. According to the report, nationally, more than two out of three school superintendents report using Medicaid funding to pay for school nurses, counselors and other health professionals. The plan from House Republicans, known as the American Health Care Act, proposes changes that would cap or cut federal Medicaid funding. The American Health Care Act would cut federal Medicaid spending by nearly $840 billion over a decade.


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