Mayor Garcetti forms ‘L.A. Protects’ to spur new production of urgently-needed supplies in fight against COVID-19
The Office of Eric Garcetti | Mar 27, 2020 | California
Federal health officials approve changes to speed California's efforts against COVID-19
Norman Williams | Mar 24, 2020 | California
Dispatch from Seattle v4: On working to acceptance of the "new normal"
DJ Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | Alaska, California, Federal, Hawaii, Oregon
5 Things California: COVID-19 update, 1135 waiver, Chet Uma
DJ Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | California
California requests federal government waiver to cover Medi-Cal recipients and expand tele-health options
The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom | Mar 18, 2020 | California
Governor Gavin Newsom [on Tuesday] announced that the state has asked federal officials to make it easier for California to quickly and effectively provide care to about 13 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries as California works to protect the public from COVID-19 “To get Californians the care they need during this crisis,
Dispatch from Seattle v2: On closing schools
DJ Wilson | Mar 17, 2020 | Alaska, California, Federal, Hawaii, Oregon
One of the first impactful things to happen in response to the COVID virus is the closing of schools. It's impacting families, school districts and the transmission of the disease itself. Here in Seattle, America's epicenter of the disease, there have been some notable lessons learned about school closures over
What They're Watching: Chet Uma, Aetna Better Health of California
Emily Boerger | Mar 17, 2020 | California
Chet Uma is the Chief Executive Officer at Aetna Better Health of California. Uma joins us in this edition of “What They’re Watching” to discuss navigating regulations and California’s vision for Medicaid managed care. “With the increased regulations in California managed care, we have two regulators: DMHC for
Bay Area jurisdictions issue shelter in place order
Emily Boerger | Mar 16, 2020 | California
The public health officers of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, along with the City of Berkeley, announced a legal order directing residents to "shelter in place" for three weeks beginning Tuesday. The order limits activity and travel outside of residents’ homes
County behavioral health directors prepare for COVID-19 impact
County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California | Mar 16, 2020 | California
As California ramps up its response to the COVID-19 virus, county behavioral health departments are responding to ensure mental health and substance use disorder services remain available to the clients they serve and to share the best available information on how Californians can care for their mental health as they
UC Health launches in-house coronavirus tests
Emily Boerger | Mar 12, 2020 | California
In an effort to increase California’s testing capacity, the University of California’s five academic medical centers are launching their own in-house COVID-19 test kits to be used in hospitals and clinics. In a legislative briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Carrie Byington, Executive Vice President of UC Health, provided an
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