By SB 311 would require the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to submit a State Plan Amendment for California to become a Part A Buy-In State. SB 311 would benefit low-income older Californians and persons with disabilities, who rely on Medicare and Medi-Cal but struggle to pay costly Medicare Part A premiums, by simplifying the enrollment process for financial assistance.
Support AB-1309: Chairperson, Assembly Committee on Aging & Long-Term Care
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) is proud to sponsor and support AB 1309, a bill that would curtail the epidemic of unsafe evictions from California nursing homes.
Support AB-48: Chairperson, Assembly Health Committee
Despite dangerous side effects, condemnation by care providers, and a decade-long national and state campaign to reduce the inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes, the U.S. Office of Inspector General recently found that 80% of long-stay nursing home residents are receiving psychotropic drugs. A big reason why so many residents are drugged is that they are never given information about the risks, benefits, and alternatives to psychotropic drugs and the choice to refuse them.
Support AB-1085: Chair, Assembly Committee on Health
As a next step toward offering meaningful, person-centered health care to people experiencinghomelessness, AB 1085 (Maienschein) would require DHCS to seek federal approval for a Medi-Cal housing support services benefit in 2024. Setting a deadline will drive plans to develop theircapacity and providers to participate, improve health outcomes among Californians experiencinghomelessness, reduce homelessness, standardize eligibility, and draw down millions of federaldollars that we are currently not accessing.