The Health and Human Services Policy Committee has responsibility for the development of policies and proposals relating to the following: aging and long term care, alcohol and drug programs, mental health, the Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP), the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Cal Works) program, foster care, child welfare services, adult protective services, the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the General Assistance (GA) program and the homeless. Together, these programs represent a large percentage of the General Fund expenditures.
Chair: Kathy Long, Ventura County
Vice Chair: Ken Yeager, Santa Clara County
The term “1991 Realignment” refers to a fiscal arrangement
between the state and counties that dedicates portions of Vehicle
License Fees (VLF) and Sales Tax revenues to county health,
mental health, and social services programs. The resources below
illustrate the fiscal arrangement in more detail, and Realignment
and Caseload Growth figures are listed by Fiscal Year.
President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, and the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 on March 30,
2010.
CSAC has produced a comprehensive analysis of the 2010 Section
1115 Medicaid Waiver. To print all the documents in one packet,
click here. Individual chapters are below. **New**
