A Short Holiday Reading List: Latinos And Health Insurance, The Passing Of Rick Cohen, And More

GrantWatch knows that some of its readers may find themselves with a little downtime later this week, perhaps waiting for the turkey to roast or stuck at the airport. To pass the time, you might check out a few links to philanthropy content—including an animated video—which you may have missed. Happy Thanksgiving to all! “California Expands Latino Enrollment and Access to Coverage and Care,” by Sandra R. Hernández, president and CEO of California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), The CHCF Blog, November 19. Hernández tells us that a good number of California Latinos have been able to sign up for health insurance, thanks to components of the Affordable Care Act: Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) expansion and Covered California, the state’s marketplace. And, in case you missed it, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law the Health for All Kids Act, Hernández notes, “which will enable up to 250,000 undocumented children in the state—most of them Latino—to transition into comprehensive Medi-Cal coverage.” In her opinion, though, much still remains to be done. She states that Latinos are now 38 percent of the state’s population (and California’s largest ethnic or racial group). And Medi-Cal will spend more than $90 billion on care for all of its enrollees this year, an amount she calls “prodigious purchasing power.” Read the post here. “Who Will Fill Rick Cohen’s Role in Holding Nonprofits Accountable?” by Pablo Eisenberg of the Center for Public and Non...
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