TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: July 11, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Presentation Concerning National Health Center Week and the Impacts of the American Health Care Act on Local Providers (Sponsor: Health and Human Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Accept informational presentation concerning National Health Center Week and the impacts of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on local providers.
PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Budget Hearing request regarding impacts of the potential repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act on services.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility to nearly all adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. Since January 2014, more than 11,500 Mendocino County residents have received health insurance coverage through Medi-Cal expansion under the ACA. With this expanded coverage, enrollment in Mendocino County grew from approximately 26,000 individuals to more than 37,600 today, resulting in over 43% of Mendocino County's population experiencing comprehensive insurance coverage through Medi-Cal. For the expanded Medi-Cal population the law provided for 100% funding through 2016, declining gradually to 90% in 2020 and beyond.
The vast majority of Mendocino County's Medi-Cal members receive patient-centered primary care through local health centers. The potential repeal of the ACA creates threats to Mendocino County's safety-net health care system; threatens access to primary care, specialty care, mental health and substance use services; and, threatens rights and protections that make coverage more equitable including pre-existing health conditions, free pr...
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