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January 2007
In this Issue: Healthcare Feature | Larry
Lucas | Partner Spotlight | Calendar
| Welcome New Partners
| In the News | Interesting Information
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|  The
Year of Health Care
More
than 6.5 million Californians are currently without insurance, health
care costs continue to increase and a growing number of health care
facilities are closing each month. These are just some of the overwhelming
health-related issues facing California as we begin 2007, which many
have dubbed the “Year of Health Care.”
As
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prepares to deliver his State of the
State address, with a focus on confronting California’s health
care crisis, our decision makers have the opportunity to substantially
reform California’s health care system. Presently, policies being
discussed include: coverage for the uninsured; cost containment; and
increasing awareness of the benefits of preventative health actions.
Regardless
of what policies are implemented in Sacramento or Washington, D.C.,
the California Partnership for Access to Treatment (CPAT) will continue
to provide information about health care issues and proposals through
our partner network. Read
more...
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| Know
Your Heart Health Risks
In
many ways, the day was like any other. Ben, who always ate a healthy
diet and knew the importance of regular exercise, headed out for his
usual morning jog. Sadly, when he returned home, my dear friend Ben
Ruffin collapsed and died of a massive heart attack. He was just 64
years old. Read
more...
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 Equality
California
Mission:
To achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
Californians.
About:
EQCA is California’s LGBT civil rights and advocacy organization,
leading efforts for LGBT civil rights at the state level through an
array of strategies including sponsoring legislation and leading efforts
to ensure their passage, lobbying legislators and other government officials,
building coalitions, and empowering other organizations and individuals
to engage in the political process. EQCA, working in partnership with
California’s LGBT Legislative Caucus, has strategically moved
California from a state with extremely limited rights for LGBT individuals
to the state with the most comprehensive LGBT civil rights protections
in the nation.
Web
site:
www.eqca.org
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“The
Year of Healthcare”
Roundtable Discussion & Luncheon
Please
join CPAT for a complimentary luncheon and informative
roundtable discussion regarding your ideas and visions for health care
in 2007
Wednesday,
January 24, 2007
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sterling Hotel
1300 H Street
Sacramento, CA
RSVP to: Dorothy at (916) 658-0144
or e-mail: dorothy@perrycom.com
Wednesday,
January 24, 2007
10 a.m. – 12 noon
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Medical Office Building (MOB), Suite 113
3020 Children's Way
San Diego, CA
RSVP to: Andrea at (323) 466-3445 x 240
or e-mail: andrea_s@cerrell.com
Thursday,
January 25, 2007
12 noon - 2 p.m.
The Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
711 S. Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA
RSVP to: Andrea at (323) 466-3445 x 240
or e-mail: andrea_s@cerrell.com
Be
sure to Save the Date for our February complimentary luncheon on
Health Disparities in California
Wednesday,
February 21, 2007
Sacramento, CA
Thursday,
February 22, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
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New
Partners
- Vernon Chamber of Commerce
- California Physical Therapy Association
- Ecuadorian's Association
- The Children's Clinic - Serving Children and Their Families
- Project Enable
- Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters
- Fresno Center for New Americans
- Sacramento Community Clinic Consortium
- Looking Inward Consulting
- Plus 2 individual partners
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State
Senate leader unveils health insurance plan
December 13, 2006
Ventura County Star
By Timm Herdt
Getting
the jump on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the leader of the state Senate
on Tuesday proposed a healthcare plan that would insure about two-thirds
of the nearly 7 million uninsured Californians by requiring them and
their employers to jointly purchase coverage. Click
here to read more.
SAN
FRANCISCO: Health plan touted as U.S. model
November 30, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle
By Rachael Gordon
San
Francisco's groundbreaking plan to provide access to affordable medical
coverage for an estimated 82,000 uninsured residents is an opportunity
to create a system from top to bottom that could serve as a model
of basic care for the rest of the nation. Click
here to read more.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Identifies Top Seven Health Industry Trends of '07
November 30, 2006
PR Newswire
The
year ahead will be a watershed for the health industries, according
to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP… Click
here to read more.
Healthcare
Crisis Countdown
November 6, 2006
Christian Science Monitor
By David R. Francis
The
healthcare system in the United States is eroding. Costs are rising
too fast. More and more people lack health insurance. Companies are
dumping or shrinking employee health plans. Deductibles and co-payments
on medical services are rising. That's the widely agreed-upon scene.
Click
here to read more.
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- 9 – Months ago CPAT officially formed
- 4 – Editions of CA Access News in 2006
- 16 – Educational seminars held in Sacramento
and Los Angeles
- 6 – Partners featured at a time on CPAT’s
web site through quotes and partner spotlights
- 7 – Languages featured on CPAT’s web
site, www.caaccess.org
- 31 – CPAT partners as of May 2006
- 163 – CPAT partners as of December 2006
CA
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