...trillion on healthcare, mainly on Medicare and Medicaid, which are the government funded health insurances primarily for seniors and people with disabilities and low incomes. This report not only surprises us but raises a crucial question. Is there a way to reduce the cost of the healthcare, yet provide high quality of medical services? To resolve the high cost issue in Medicare and Medi-Cal, the California state government and the federal government agreed to introduce a new healthcare plan called the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), which will combine Medicare and Medi-Cal into one system. The CCI will bring notable plan changes to the people who have both Medicare and Medi-Cal, called the dual beneficiaries. The implementation of the CCI is the solution to the government funded health insurance since it will prevent the abusive use of Medicare and Medi-Cal plans yet provide beneficiaries well-coordinated healthcare and easier access to the healthcare providers. First of all, the CCI is the solution to the high cost in healthcare since it will prevent imprudent use of Medicare and Medi-Cal. Abusive uses of healthcare plans by dual beneficiaries have been a persistent problem. According to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, the average medical bills spent by the dual beneficiaries, who are 100% covered by their plans, were approximately ten times more than that of beneficiaries who only own Medicare, who are responsible for the 20% of the bill. The fact that...
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...you been previously employed by Foundation? Yes No (To check your CalPERS status, contact Foundation HR (909) 869-2962) s Have you ever been a CalPERS member? Yes No Disclaimer and Signature I certify that my answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. If this application leads to employment, I understand that false or misleading information in my application or interview may result in my release. If I am hired for a Cooperative Education position, I agree to enroll for the Cooperative Education units (2 units for part-time and 4 units for full-time of 400 level SCI, EGR or Internship class) during every quarter that I hold my Co-op position, until I graduate, or unless instructed otherwise by my professor. Non Cal Poly Pomona students must enroll for Co-op type units through their own college/university every quarter/semester that they hold...
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...course of study that required three years to complete; however, in 1912 the amount of years required was increased to four years. Admissions & Requirements: With an acceptance rate of less than 31.3%, California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo is the most selective California State University. Similar to many colleges, Cal Poly SLO requires students to have completed the A-G requirements in high school in order to be considered for acceptance. In addition, applicants must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average in all A-G classes. In regards to testing, Cal Poly mandates that applicants take either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT by December and have the official scores sent to them. The writing portion for the ACT is optional but is highly recommended. Cal Poly does not require applicants to take SAT subject tests, but certain programs and majors recommend applicants to take the ones related to that specific major such as computer engineering. The majority of students who get accepted into Cal Poly have at least a B+ average, an SAT score above 1700, and an ACT composite score of 24 or higher. Costs: The cost of attending Cal Poly SLO varies...
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...alone is responsible first for their academic success. An individual alone is responsible first for their academic success because it cannot be achieved as a group, cannot be attained by assigning responsibility to other parties, and must be learned and not taught. II. The relationship between how responsible you are, and your college success are apparent in many ways. A good strategy is to follow the syllabus and set up a game plan or schedule. Following an agenda will help you spread out your workload over the week, it will show that you are on the right track and is a great indicator of how reliable you are. One of the worst traits that many people possess is procrastination. According to “California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly Academic Skill Center” (n.d.) “The procrastinator is often remarkably optimistic about his ability to complete a task on a tight deadline; usually by expressions of reassurance that everything is under control. III. The plan I have for practicing this is to first start using personal responsibility at home. I can do this by talking to my boyfriend, letting him know what I have done no matter if it is right or wrong. After I have started that, then I think I will be more prone to using this technique more at school. Time management will also play into effect in my plan because without learning how to space things out, I will never be able to get anything done. IV. In conclusion, it is beneficial to have personal responsibility...
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...California’s public institutions who are enrolled in a viticulture or enology program to fully experience what they have made as part of their curriculum. The main concern opposing this bill is that minors under 21 are not allowed to consume alcohol and by allowing students to do so at an earlier age may encourage underage drinking. Despite the concerns, this law received wide recognition among supporters such as the California Association of Winegrape Growers, California Craft Brewers Association, Family Winemakers of California, University of California and California State University. This bill has also been approved by the faculty in California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo to align with our motto of “Learn by Doing”. Cal Poly and UC Davis are major supporters behind this law simply because of this will allow students to have the same educational opportunities as students from others states (that exempt students from the legal-age statutes) and compete in the thriving wine and beer industries. In fact, there are no committees or organizations that oppose this bill. Presenting these issues from the perspective of different ethical theories will provide better insight as to how this law positively impacts our students, our faculty, and ultimately our wine industry. Under the Utilitarian Theory of Ethics stated...
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...2014-2015 People’s Guide to HEALTH, WELFARE AND OTHER SERVICES SACRAMENTO COUNTY $ ? Introduction The People’s Guide is a practical self-advocacy information guide and directory on how to get food, income, jobs and training, housing, health and dental care, legal advice, and other important help from local, state and federal programs and community services in Sacramento County. We don’t need to tell you these are hard times! Foreclosures, high unemployment, homelessness on the rise and the city, county, state and federal budgets either eliminating or making deep cuts to most of the programs talked about in this guide. These cuts mean less help for lowincome individuals, families, seniors and homeless people to access the these life-saving programs. It means reduced benefits, fewer workers, tighter eligibility rules, long lines and longer waits. not only is a self-advocacy guide to these programs, but also gives you advice on what you can do if your are treated unfairly or do not receive what you are entitled to by law. The guide is dedicated to helping all people overcome barriers when they are trying to get help. Politicians often use the money for other things than education, health, welfare and social services. But, when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the gap has very bad effects on our entire society. You can help close that gap. You do not need to read the entire book; just find the topic in the table of contents. But, remember, that if you are eligible...
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...| California State University, Long Beach County Project: Plumas Brandon Gonzales ID#: 012658332 HCA 300 MW 9:30-10:45am 10/31/2014 Word Count: ~3,812 Abstract This paper will present an assessment and analysis of the health care information researched in Plumas County with addition to percentages and statistics gathered from registered sites and resources. This paper will also develop health resolutions and suggestions that are to be taken in to consideration with a resources profile and analysis. The research provided, focusing on the iron triangle made up of cost, access, and quality; will identify alarming health problems with increases and/or decreases to access and quality taken from legitimate sources and government data and surveys. The future consequences of these following problems, how Plumas County's health professionals plan to act on them, and recommendations to generate solutions will also be presented. A population research conducted in 2013, the "United States Census Bureau" estimated a total population of 18,859 residents in Plumas County making up .05% of California's total population estimated at 38,332,521. Since 2010, the county has shown a 6% decrease in total population losing more than a thousand people in the past 3 years. Plumas County contains a very small fraction of California's residents compared to larger counties in the state. A more precise breakdown of the research in population provided by the "U.S. Census Bureau"...
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...DeAnna Price HCA -255 February 15, 2015 Orazie Slayton Health Care Access My state is California and my governor is Jerry Brown he has been in governor for the past Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown Jr. he was born April 7, 1938, a democratic, politician and American Attorney and is serving as the 39 Governor of California. Jerry Brown also served as California’s 34th governor for 6 years 1975 to 1983 for two terms. Governor Jerry Brown started his political career as board of trustee member on the Los Angeles Community College District, shortly after that he was the Secretary for the state of California. In his career he ran for the Presidency twice, first time he ran in the presidential primaries but finished third in the convention vote, he also ran for presidency again in 1980 against Jimmy Carter. He did not gain any traction in his candidacy so he withdrew failing to carry a single state. He choose not to run for governor for a third term but instead ran for the U.S. Senate, and was defeated by Pete Wilson, at that point many people considered his political career to be over. Brown travel abroad and returned back to California serving as a Chairman of the Democratic Party from 1989-1991 then he declined to run for Senate again in 1992. So after six years of being out of politics he returned and served as Mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 as well as the Attorney General for California from 2007-2011. He was elected again in California’s governorship in 2010...
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...I think that black women are the target of anti-abortion campaigns because of the statistics that say black women abort babies at rate higher than white women. I don’t think this is by coincidence that this happens. Economic circumstances play a huge role in this disproportion. Since 42% of women who have abortions are poor, this makes sense that they wouldn’t want to bring a baby into the world on a destitute budget. It’s rather discouraging to know that a woman on medi-cal cannot get a root canal, a crown, and so on without coming out of pocket herself, but this same woman can allow a doctor to murder her unborn fetus for free. Problems with your teeth can lead to bigger issues that could be detrimental so one would think that adequate health care would be provided to help this issue. However, that is not the case the government would rather dole out money to a medi-cal recipient for the termination of an unborn child. This just makes me think that there is an underhanded ulterior motive. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. I think these abortion clinics are strategically placed and accessible to black women because of ability to kill off more African American’s and legally call it a “woman’s right”. This plague is killing babies and cutting of their chances to help change our society. This in my opinion, is an example of black genocide, and I think Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics play a huge role in this...
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...The California Budget Challenge gave me an opportunity to balance the budget for California and gave me further insight on what types of programs and services that we spend our money on. According to my budget for 2013-2014, I have a $.90 billion surplus by spending $109.20 billion and earning $110.1 billion. The goal in this challenge was to cut taxes so that the total amount of revenue can increase and allow more money to be used on education. Starting with taxes, I decided to leave most of the taxes at the same rate. Income tax should stay the same because in 2012, income tax rate had already increased. Similar for sales tax, in 2013, sales tax increased by about a fourth a percent. In contrast to sales and income tax, I actually decided to raise corporation taxes by about $.80 billion because many corporations have increased in profits, and a small raise in taxes will help California without compromising the success of the corporations. Although I raised corporation tax, I decreased individual tax credits by $.10 billion. The reason for this is because this encourages college students to take out loans for a college education. I left car tax and property tax as they were. Next, the majority of my spending went towards education. I spent $4.4 billion on K-12 education because I believe that funding these schools will encourage young children to put more effort in their education. In addition, there are many children who do not have the opportunity to have a solid education...
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...manager must be able to employ all these functions to be successful. It is also important to involve staff in decision making, this makes for more effective and efficient results. It is also imperative that you use these functions in all aspects of your career, one need not be in managment to employ these functions to be a more productive employee. In my experience as a Medi-Cal (California's version of Medicaid) supervisor for the Transitional Assistance Department I utilized all of these functions. With a department of this size and ever changing regulations it is imperative to make changes quickly and have employee "buy-in". I made an active effort to involve staff in these functions as they were the individuals that would be completing the work. I have found that employee's that are involved in the decision making process tend to carry out the changes with better efficiency and understanding of the process. This also tends to stop the bickering about changes that must be made. I recently changed positions and am now working for the State of California Department of Health Care Services in the Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch. I now am responsible for ensuring that changes or new regulations are implemented timely and accurately. This is a large task as I had to develop changes for fifty-eight counties that included five different computerized systems that have very different programming requirements. I am currently employing planning, organizing, leading and controlling in my...
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...CalFresh - Food Stamps) 707-553-5000 • Fairfield: 275 Beck Ave. (CalWORKs & CalFresh Food Stamps) 707-784-8050 • Vacaville: 354 Parker St. (CalWORKs & CalFresh Food Stamps) 707-469-4500 Ver. 1.0 1/21/09 Solano County Employment & Eligibility Services (E&ES) Benefits Action Center (BAC) 707-784-3900 or 1-800-400-6001 Fax: 707-864-3108 Monday to Friday 8 AM—5 PM Solano County Benefits Action Center (BAC) Answers to your CalFresh (Food Stamp) and Medi-Cal questions BENEFITS ACTION CENTER “We Are Here For You” COUNTY OF SOLANO 707-784-3900 or 1-800-400-6001 Monday to Friday 8 AM—5 PM What is the BAC? After your case is granted, the Benefits Action Center (BAC) is your one stop for help with your CalFresh (Food Stamps) and/or MediCal/CMSP benefits. • After you get benefits, the BAC can help when: t a job! I go I need to know my benefit amount. I need medicine and my card doesn’t work! My job s topped. I have CalFresh (Food Stamps), but need Medi-Cal. My incom e changed . y r said m y docto M topped. di-Cal s Me One phone call connects you with a caseworker who can answer questions and make changes to your case. I’m preg nant! ard! my EBT c I lost I had a ba by! into oved e. ne m s omeo f my hou S to or o u I moved! And more! I got other health coverage. • Your questions will be answered faster, as well as reducing the need for you to come in to the office and wait in line. 707-784-3900 or 1-800-400-6001...
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...------------------------------------------------- San Bernardino County Introduction and Purpose Everyone has a specific preference when it comes to where they would like to live. Some enjoy a rural area that’s quiet and away from all of the commotion while others, like myself, enjoy an urban area that’s filled with people and everything is convenient. San Bernardino County is an urban area even though looking at a topography map, you would imagine it’s a rural area due to the large mountain and desert regions of the county. The county is the largest of the 58 counties in California and is approximately 20,052 sq. miles (City-Data, 2012). About 80% of the land is vacant, with 15% used by the military and the rest makes up the urban area where the vast population lives (San Bernardino County Community Indicators Report, 2014). The largest industries in the county are Trade, Transportation and Utilities, Government, Educational and Health Services, Manufacturing, and Construction. The unique thing about San Bernardino County is that it contains both a mountainous region and a desert region with quite a few regional and national parks. Residents are able to choose from a large amount of outdoor and recreational activities. There are many things to do in the county that ranges from camping and visiting historical sites to checking out different museums in the area. The purpose of this paper is to provide some background information on the county of San Bernardino including its...
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...Healthcare Utilization Paper Option A Tracie Y. Smith HCS/235 August 03, 2015 Mrs. Darnecia Garner Healthcare Utilization Paper The very mention of healthcare can send some people’s blood pressure up the charts. The debate over healthcare and who deserves what has been a constant ongoing issue since the early 1900s. There are some people who think medical care should be for the people who can afford to pay for it, and others think medical care should be a right to everyone. This paper will address five questions and provide the writers opinion on the matter. A recent healthcare legislation reform that has expanded access to care for individuals who otherwise could not afford it is, The Affordable Care Act. The passage of this act by the Obama administration during the early stages of his presidency puts consumers back in charge of their health care. Under the law, a new “Patient’s Bill of Rights gives the American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health” (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2015) . This act allows individuals to gain access to insurance through a marketplace or government subsidies; therefore creating access to services such as checkups, well woman exams, and health prevention for heart disease, and diabetes that many people were not getting because of costs. One way access may inhibited would be locating a physician who will accept...
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...involved and is aware of the services received. If the minor is concerned about involving his or her parents, other resources for payment are sought. Clinics such as Planned Parenthood provide assistance in family planning, abortion, and pregnancy services. The Adolescent Family Life Program is a free program available in California. All pregnant and parenting teens are eligible regardless of income. In addition, case management is provided to minor parents to help them access services which include medical services, child care, nutritional, housing, parenting education, and employment services. Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for other programs such as Minor Consent Medi-Cal which is available for all minors under 21 regardless of their or their parent’s income. Lastly, 19 31 (b) Medi-Cal is another program of assistance which is available that consists of free full-scope health-care coverage. LAcounty.gov is a...
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