CHPCC Policy Position Re: Healthcare Reform – Budget Cuts
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Thank you.
Date: January 23, 2008
To:
Hon. Denise Ducheny, Chair of Senate Budget Committee
Hon. John Laird, Chair of Assembly Budget Committee
Hon. Elaine Alquist, Chair of Senate Budget Sub #3
Hon. Patty Berg, Chair of Assembly budget Sub #1
From: Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition
Subject: OPPOSE MEDI-CAL & CCS PROVIDER RATE CUTS
The Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition and our Public Policy Advisory Committee strongly object to the proposed State Budget reductions to the Medi-Cal and California Children’s Services (CCS) physician provider rates.
The California Children’s Services program, in particular, provides specialty care to children with leukemia and other childhood cancers, as well as other diseases such as cystic fibrosis, pediatric AIDS and sickle cell anemia. A cut in physician reimbursement, when California already has some of the lowest reimbursement rates in the nation, will further compromise access to specialists here. Many children are already experiencing one to four months of delays just to get into a see a specialist in California.
It is devastating when families are given a difficult medical diagnosis for their child. Cutting payments to the specialists who are specifically trained to meet the needs of these patients is quite alarming to us.
Thus, we are strongly opposed to the 10% Medi-Cal and CCS provider rate cuts and urge you to reject these proposals.
Department of Health Care Services
Special Session BBR TBL – RN 08 00367
By Proposal
One Month Delay in Payments (DOF Issues # 91 & 99)
Section 41 (WIC 14041.1)
Reduce Provider Payments by 10% (DOF Issue #101)
Section 46 (WIC 14105.19)
Increasing the Federalizing of the State-Funded Programs through the Safety Net Care Pool by 10% (DOF Issue # 102)
Section 52 (WIC 14166.225)
Reduce Non-Contract Hospitals by 10% (DOF Issue # 103)
Section 53 (WIC 14166.245)
Reduce Long Term care Rates by 10% (DOF Issue #104)
Sections 44 & 45 (WIC 14105.06 – Repeal & Add)
Reduce Demonstration DSH Private Hospitals and Non-Designated Public Hospitals by 10% (DOF Issue #105)
Sections 50 & 51 (WIC 14166.115 & WIC 14166.165)
Reduce Benefits to the Federal Minimum – Chiropractors, Creams & Washes, Acupuncture, Adult Dental, Audiology, Optometrists, Opticians/Optical Labs, Podiatry, Psychology, Speech Therapy (DOF Issues #106 through 115)
Section 47 (WIC 14131.10)
Stop Paying Part B Premiums for Unmet SOC Beneficiaries (DOF Issue #116)
Section 37 (WIC 14005.11)
Eliminate CEC for Children and Restore QSR for Parents and Children (DOF Issues #117 & 118)
Sections 38, 39, & 40 (WIC 14005.25, WIC 14011.16 & WIC 14011.17)
Reduce CCS Case Management by 10% (DOF Issue #119)
Sections 15 & 42 (HSC 123957 & WIC 14094.5)
Reduce EPSDT Case Management by 10% (DOF Issue #120)
Section 17 (HSC 124071)
County Administration (Elimination of CNI-Based COLA to Counties, Estimate Caseload Growth, Reduction of County Administration Base) – (DOF Issues #121, 122 & 123)
Sections 48 & 49 (WIC 14154 & WIC 14154.01)
Reduction in Cost Reimbursement due to FI Transition to EMT in Print, Postage, & Parcel Cost Reimbursement (DOF Issue #124)
Section 43 (WIC 14104.93)
CCS Reduce Provider Payments by 10% for Non-Contract and 10% for Other Provider Rates (DOF Issue #126)
Sections 14 & 16 (HSC 123952 & HSC 123958)
GHPP Reduce Provider Payments by 10% for Non-Contract and 10% for Other Provider Rates (DOF Issue #127)
Section 19 (HSC 125152)
Rural Health Services Delivery (DOF Issue #130)
Section 18 (HSC 124400.01)