The ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HEALTH FORUM was established in 1986 to advocate for improved health status, to reduce health disparities, and to promote equal access to care for Asians and Pacific Islanders.

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Archived News Briefs

2005 News

POLICY RELATED EVENTS

• Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) statewide HMO Consumer Advocacy Symposium
• Annual Immigrant Rally and Advocacy Day
• Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Policy Summit
• Conference on Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions

CALIFORNIA NEWS

• 2005-2006 Budget
• November 2005 Special Election
• Legislation We Support (AB 75 (Frommer and Chan), AB 680 (Chan), AB 772 (Chan and Frommer), AB 794 ( Chu ), SB 12 (Escutia), SB 576 (Ortiz), SB 112 (Ortiz)

 

2003 News

NATIONAL

• National News: TANF Stays the Same for Now (May 2003)
• National News: Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Completed (February 2003)
• Policy - Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations Process Underway(February 2003)
• Still Awaiting HHS Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Policy Guidance (February 2003)
• Policy - Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Executive Order 13166 Under Attack Again (February 2003)
• Policy - House Passes TANF Reauthorization (HR 4)(February 2003)
• Policy - Wu Re-Introduces Legislation to Create AAPI Serving Institutions (HR 333) (February 2003)
• Policy - APIAHF Comments on Medical School Definition of "Underserved Minority"(February 2003)
• National News: Congressman Robert A. Underwood of Guam Ends 10 years in Congress(February 2003)

STATE

• AB 154 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency Reporting Legislation (May 2003)
• California News: Additional Cultural and Linguistic Competency Legislation (May 2003)
• Governor's 2003-2004 Budget Proposal Include Deep Health Cuts (May 2003)
• Governor Davis's 2003-2004 Budget – Hearings Continue (May 2003)
• Additional Cultural and Linguistic Competency Legislation - A.B 801/S.B. 853 (May 2003)
• Health Care Reform Legislation(May 2003)
• New Language Access Projects Underway(May 2003)
• Governor's 2003-2004 Budget Proposal Include Deep Health Cuts (February 2003)
• AB 154 - Bill on Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Managed Care Plans Introduced (February 2003)

 

• CHIS 2001 Offers New Source of Health Information on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Congress Adjourns with Unfinished Business
• Governor Proposes $10.2 Billion in Mid-Year Cuts to Health and Other Programs
• Domestic Violence in Our Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
• TANF Stays the Same for Now

2002 News

• Congress Adjourns with Unfinished Business(December 2002)
• Congressman Robert A. Underwood of Guam ends 10 years in Congress(December 2002)
• Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Stall(October 2002)
• Congress Passes Community Health Center Reauthorization (October 2002)
• Congress Leaves Major Health Legislation Unfinished(October 2002)
• New HHS Rule Provides SCHIP Eligibility for Unborn Children(October 2002)
• Institute of Medicine Publishes Guidance on National Health Disparities Report(October 2002)
• HHS Releases Five Year Strategic Plan (October 2002)
• Farm Bill Passes, Includes Restoration of Eligibility for Food Stamps for Some Immigrants (June)
• House Passes TANF Bill Without Restorations of Eligibility for Immigrants (June)
• Senate Passes Health Care Safety Net Bill, Including Grants for Linguistic Access(June)
• Office of Management and Budget Report Estimates Additional Cost of Providing Services to Persons with Limited English Proficiency to be Only 0.5% in the Healthcare Setting(June)
• Department of Justice Publishes Revised Guidance on Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency(June)
• Department of Health and Human Services to Publish Revised LEP Guidance(June)
• Association of American Medical Colleges to Redefine "Underrepresented Minority"(June)
• Underwood Introduces Legislation to Create AAPI Serving Institutions(June)

CALIFORNIA

• Governor Proposes $10.2 Billion in Mid-Year Cuts to Health and Other Programs(December 2002)
• CHIS 2001 Offers New Source of Health Information on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (December 2002)
• Davis Vetoes Key Legislation Affecting LEP Persons, but Signs Others (October 2002)
• New HMO Report Card Contains Information on Linguistic Services (October 2002)
• California Budget Signed; Includes Reductions in Health and Human Service Programs (October 2002)
• Legislation Codifying Cultural Competence and Linguistic Access Requirements in Medi-Cal Managed Care and Healthy Families Programs (AB 2739) Passes Assembly(June 2002)
• "Racial Privacy Initiative" Delayed Until March 2004 Ballot(June 2002)
• Governor Releases May Revision to State Budget with Large Cuts in Health Programs(June 2002)

 

 

For more information, contact the APIAHF Policy Division staff:
Gem Daus, Legislative and Government Affairs Coordinator, GDaus@apiahf.org
Dr. Alice Chen, Soros Physician Advocacy Fellow , Achen@apiahf.org
Jan T. Liu, Policy Analyst , Jliu@apiahf.org

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