California Governor’s Budget Plan Excites, Dismays Health Care Advocates

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Gov. Jerry Brown announces a proposed budget that critics say would not restore cuts made during the recession that hurt such programs as In-Home Supportive Services for elders and people with disabilities. Photo courtesy of New America Media

By Viji Sundaram, New America Media

California Governor Jerry Brown’s $170.7 billion proposed budget, which he unveiled last Thursday, is being greeted with mixed emotions.

While health care advocates are pleased that a program to provide health insurance for the state’s uninsured children would be funded in the 2016-17 proposed budget, some are unhappy that the budget does not do nearly enough for children. For one thing, the proposal fails to adequately invest in “critical children’s health and child welfare programs, such as the Early Mental Health Initiative,” said a press release from Children Now, an advocacy organization for children.

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