The governor plans for a modest increase in spending on kids’ health. It comes in the form of 17 and a half million dollars to educate parents about the importance of children’s dental care. Kelly Hardy with Children Now says that’s a positive move.
“Investing in outreach and prevention is a way to offset later costs and investing in kids health is what it’s all about. We just wish there was a lot more of it in the budget.”
~Kelly Hardy, Children Now
Hardy says the state’s low reimbursement rate to Medi-Cal providers undermines the ability of low-income kids’ to see doctors. And Hardy also wants to restore a program to improve the health of African American babies.
Hardy says the modest 17 million dollars for parental education about kids dental care is an important investment.
“Some children’s oral health gets so bad that they need to go to the emergency room. And of course those costs are really expensive. So oral health is really one of the places where investment early on can prevent lots of later costs,” said Hardy.
She says more money should go towards reimbursement rates to Medi-Cal providers so low-income kids can have better access to doctors. And Hardy wants to restore funding for a program to reduce the mortality rates of African American infants.
July 7, 2014Four months after Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers announced “emergency drought legislation,” the vast majority of the money sits untouched.
June 24, 2014School districts, teachers and state taxpayers will each chip in more money to stabilize the California State Teachers Retirement System under a measure signed Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown.
June 16, 2014Democrats are lauding the passage of California’s $156 billion budget while Republicans say state spending is becoming excessive.
June 13, 2014California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders say they’ve reached a final budget deal.
June 12, 2014California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have yet to announce a state budget deal – even though many of their compromises have been ratified by a joint Senate-Assembly conference committee
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