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• Overview
• Policy and Advocacy Issues
• Policy and Advocacy Staff

Current as of July 26, 2010

OVERVIEW

CPCA works diligently to stay on top of legislation and policy changes impacting clinics and the patients they serve. While incorporating member input to advocate for policies and measures that support the goals of its membership, CPCA sets the course for shaping future policy at all levels and at each stage of development. To enable successful legislative outcomes, CPCA disseminates information and timely policy analyses to its members to keep them informed of monitored legislation. Through weekly Information Updates and Action Alerts, member advocacy is promoted and calls to action are facilitated.

CPCA sets an aggressive advocacy program to ensure and sustain state and federal funding for clinics and equal access to quality health care for all individuals, including special needs populations such as migrant and seasonal farm workers and homeless populations. Whether urban or rural, full serviced or specialized, CPCA represents its member clinics at both the state and federal levels of government on issues that affect the health care safety net.

 

POLICY AND ADVOCACY ISSUES

State Budget

• State Budget - Overview of the State Budget, including Advocacy Efforts and CPCA Budget Email Alerts
• Traditional Clinic Programs - Information and Advocacy efforts in regards to State Budget cuts to Traditional Clinic Programs

Legislative

State:
• State Legislation
• Contact Your Legislator - Links to contact information for State Legislators
• List of State Legislators (pdf)

Federal:
• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - Information, resources and advocacy efforts relating to ARRA
• Citizenship Verification - Information on identity and citizenship verification requirements for Medi-Cal
• Federal Health Care Reform - Information on legislation and advocacy efforts, including Action Alerts, relating to Federal Health Care Reform
• Health Center Funding - Information on the Federal Budget and funding for Health Centers
• Marriage and Family Therapists - Information on legislation and advocacy efforts related to Marriage and Family Therapists

Please click here to access CPCA's State and Congressional Clinic Profiles.

Advocacy and Events

• Advocacy Around the State - List of clinic advocacy efforts, as well as media about these efforts, in regards to the State Budget and Health Care Reform. Please click here for a video of clinic advocacy efforts.
• Binational Health Week - Advocacy materials in support of Binational Health Week
• Census 2010 - Provides information and advocacy tools in support of the 2010 Census.
• Consortia Policy Group (CPG) - Provides information on advocacy efforts by the Consortia Policy Group
• CPCA Day at the Capitol - Annual event to allow clinic staff to meet with State Legislators
• National Health Center Week - Advocacy materials in support of National Health Center week
• Voter Registration - Information and advocacy tool-ki for Voter Registration

Topics of Interest

• Family PACT - Information on the Family Planning Access Care and Treatment Program
• Health Information Technology - Informational pages on the Health Information Exchange, Electronic Health Records, California Safety Net Coalition and the California Regional Extenstion Center.
• Healthy Families - Information on California's State Health Insurance Program
• Immigration - Information and advocacy efforts on behalf of California's immigrant population
• Medi-Cal Managed Care - Information and advocacy efforts on behalf of Medi-Cal Managed Care
• Medi-Cal Waiver - Information about the renewal of the California Medi-Cal 1115 Waiver
• Mental Health Services Act - Information and advocacy efforts on behalf of the Mental Health Services Act
• Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers - Information and advocacy efforts on behalf of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

Past Issues

• Citizenship Verification Repeal Efforts - Information on efforts to repeal the Citizenship Verification Law
• FQHC/RHC Adult Day Health Care Centers - Information on budget cuts to Adult Day Health Care Centers
• Health Centers Reauthorization - Information regarding legislation and funding for Section 330 clinics
• Optional Benefits Lawsuit - Lawsuit filed on behalf of clinics to prevent the State from implementing budget cuts for Medi-Cal Optional Benefits
• President's Initiative - Information and resources for Section 330 clinics
• Specialty Care - Information relating to access to specialty care
• State Children's Health Insurance Program - Information on the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2009
• State Health Care Reform - Links to various documents relating to State Health Care Reform

POLICY AND ADVOCACY STAFF

Elia Gallardo

Director of Government Affairs

Ext. 1083

• PPS Reimbursement
• State Administrative and Regulatory Issues

Kelley Aldrich

Policy Administrative Associate, Government Affairs

Ext. 1094

• Staffs: 330, Government Programs Committees and the Mental Health Taskforce
• Weekly Updates
• Policy & Issues Forum
• Administrative Support for Elia, Molly, Jamila, Allison and Tahira

Tahira Bazile

Senior Policy Analyst

Ext. 1114

• Federal and State Health Care Reform
• Elderly Populations
• Children

Stephanie Berry

Associate Director of Federal Affairs and HIT

Ext. 1113

• Federal Legislation
• Federal Administrative & Regulatory Issues
• 330 Policy Issues

Molly Brassil

Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs

Ext. 1101

• State Administrative & Regulatory Issues
• Licensing & Certification
• Provider Enrollment
• Billing & Coding
• PPS Reimbursement
• Compliance
• Medi-Cal Provider Issues
• Budget Implementation  
• Behavioral Health Integration

Jamila Edwards

Assistant Director, Policy

Ext. 1088

• Oral Health
• Medi-Cal/Loan Fund
• Citizenship Verification
• Pharmacy Issues/340B
• County Health Coverage Initiatives

Allison Homewood

Senior Healthcare Analyst

Ext. 1073

• Behavioral Health/Mental Health
• Care Coordination
• Chronic Disease Management
• Managed Care
• Medical Home
• 1115 Medi-Cal Waiver

Laurie Johnson

Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs

Ext. 1095

• State Legislation

Christine Kelly

Administrative Assistant, Government Affairs

Ext. 1080

• Staffs: Legislative, California Budget Reform, Migrant and Rural Committees
• Day at the Capitol
• Website
• Administrative Support for Laurie, Stephanie, Sean, Serena, Alison Aracely and Andie

Serena Kirk

Senior Policy Advocate

Ext. 1111

• State Budget
• Workforce Policy Issues
• School-Based Health Centers

Andie Martinez

Associate Director of Policy

Ext. 1075

• Health Information Technology
• Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Health Issues
• Traditional Clinic Programs
• Rural Health Issues
• Cultural and Linguistic Competency
• Homeless Populations
• Immigration
• HIPAA

Aracely Navarro

Regional Advocate

Ext. 1076

• Grassroots Advocacy
• Voter Registration
• Binational Health Week
• National Health Center Week
• Census 2010

Alison Ramey

Policy Analyst

Ext. 1072

• State Budget
• State Legislation
• Women's Health

Sean South

Associate Director of Communications

Ext. 1117

• Media
• Press Events

 

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