Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Health Care and Social Services TelehealthAccess to healthcare in the most rural and remote parts of California have always been a concern. RCRC supports increasing the availability of telehealth in rural areas as an alternative way for rural citizens to...
Oct 18, 2024
Advocacy | Health Care and Social Services Congressmembers Urge DEA to Extend Current Flexibilities for Telemedicine Prescription of Controlled SubstancesOn October 15, a group of eighteen U.S. Congressmembers, led by Representative Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-Georgia), urged the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing of controlled...
Aug 23, 2024
Health Care and Social Services Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Prevent Medicaid Cuts to HospitalsA bipartisan bill, the Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act, has been introduced with the intent to prevent massive cuts to America’s hospitals’ Medicaid payments. Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding helps preserve access to care...
Jun 28, 2024
Advocacy | Health Care and Social Services U. S. Senators Announce Legislation to Address Racial Disparities in Health Care AccessOn June 21, 2024, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the introduction of their Health Equity Innovation Act of 2024, which intends to address racial disparities in health outcomes by expanding...