Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15900 — HEALTH CARE COVERAGE INITIATIVE
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15900
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2006-07-18
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15900 — HEALTH CARE COVERAGE INITIATIVE is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Approximately 21 percent of nonelderly Californians lack health insurance coverage. Many are low-income individuals who are not eligible for existing public health coverage programs.
(b) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) in federal funds will be available for three years to reimburse for public expenditures made under a Health Care Coverage Initiative for uninsured individuals. These funds are to be provided pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions of California’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waiver number 11-W-00193/9 relating to hospital financing and health coverage expansion.
(c) California’s health care safety net system plays an essential role in delivering critical health services to low-income individuals.
(d) Local governments have the unique ability to design health service delivery models that meet the needs of their diverse populations and build on local infrastructures.