1. L.A. Health Collaborative Meeting May Revise
Cherie Fields May 21, 2008

2. May Revise:
Reflects a $15 billion deficit – before reserves
Proposes $8 billion in new revenues – with the future lottery revenues being the largest new revenue source

3. Medi-Cal Program:
10% Provider Rate Cut (passed as part of current-year cuts)
Maintains Quarterly Status Reporting

4. Medi-Cal Program:
1931 (b) roll-back of income eligibility to 61% FPL
Maintains elimination of optional benefits

5. Medi-Cal Program:
Legal Immigrants – reduction of services
Undocumented – Emergency Medi-Cal – institutes monthly eligibility process
Eliminates cash assistance to aged, blind and disabled legal immigrants

6. In-Home Supportive Services:
Reduces hours of IHSS services
Caps the state’s contribution toward wages of IHSS workers at the state’s minimum wage
Institutes a share-of-cost for some IHSS recipients

7. Healthy Families Program:
Premium increases:
%: increase from $9 to $16 per child per month
200 – 250%: increase from $15 – $19 per child per month
Copayment Increase
150 – 250%: increase from $5 to $7.50

8. Healthy Families Program:
Dental Coverage – annual benefit of $1,000
Health plan rates cut 6.2%