In October, Governor Brown signed a number of health bills, many written in direct response to the uncertain future of the Affordable Care Act and its reform provisions at the federal level. This issue of Policy at a Glance provides a roundup of seven notable state health bills going into effect January 2018.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began reimbursing for Advance Care Planning on January 1, 2016. While this is a valuable opportunity for millions of Medicare beneficiaries to discuss and document their wishes for end-of-life care, many health professionals are unaware of this new payment policy.
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Starting in 2017, California hospitals must comply with two new state and federal requirements meant to protect patients under observation status.
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California’s congress enacted 898 bills during its regular session in 2016. This issue of Policy At A Glance provides a roundup of seven notable state health laws going into effect in 2017.
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SB 277 was introduced on February 19, 2015, after a measles outbreak in Disneyland, California. This outbreak affected 136 California residents and spread to at least half a dozen other states.
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SB 128 passed the Senate in January, 2015 but stalled in the State Assembly after several Democrats from Southern California opposed the measure. SB 128 was then reintroduced as AB2X‑15 in a special legislative session convened to discuss Medi-Cal spending.
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Modeled after Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, SB 128 allows terminally ill, mentally competent, adult residents of California to request, obtain, and self-administer “aid-in-dying medication.”
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ABX2 12 primarily targets the compensation and funding streams for health clinics that furnish fetal tissue for medical research and typically also provide abortion services.
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