Section 15900 - Legislative findings and declarationThe 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.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 15900
Added by Stats 2006 ch 76 (SB 1448),s 2, eff. 7/18/2006.