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Team California Super Blog-off Winners

This year’s Super Blog-off had all the excitement of the Super Bowl with an early lead by one team, then a strong rally by another. In the end, the size and strength of California advocates led to a victory for Team California, with a final score of 122-65. But more importantly, both states should be congratulated for being winners in moving the ball forward on the Affordable Care Act.

Terms:Blog, Health Care/Reform, Kristen Golden Testa, Press Clips

Kristen Golden Testa on Assessing the Healthy Families Transition

California Healthline

The Heathy Families transition started Jan. 1, moving 197,000 children to Medi-Cal managed care plans. So far, according to DHCS officials, the telephone complaint hotline has been pretty quiet. "That's what we're trying to assess right now," said Kristen Golden Testa, director of the California Health Program for The Children's Partnership. She said several provider groups are conducting surveys of their members to see what providers are experiencing, and that data hasn't come in yet. "I'm not sure I would rely on the call center and complaint lines because on the ground is where we'll hear it," she said.

Download the full article here.

Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Kristen Golden Testa, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips

Kristen Golden Testa on Next Steps in Health Coverage for CA Kids

California Healthline

Advocates Hope ACA Will Knit Children's Patchwork

Terms:California, California Coverage, Health , Kristen Golden Testa, Press Clips

Kristen Golden Testa on Release of 'Roadmap' for CA Health Exchange

California Healthline

'Road Map' Lays Out Details for Building Exchange

Terms:California, California Coverage, Health , Kristen Golden Testa, Press Clips

Keeping the Promise of the Affordable Care Act for Families

Washington, DC - Kristen Golden Testa joined researchers from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at a congressional briefing held by First Focus. The report released today, "Proposed Regulations Could Limit Access to Affordable Health Coverage for Workers' Children and Family Members" provides key data that documents the effect the rule would have on tens of thousands of children in California, and families across the country.

Read the full statement by Kristen Golden Testa, Director of California Health Program.

Terms:Health , Kristen Golden Testa, Press Release

Fuzzy Math: Treasury Department says kids don't count when determining whether family insurance is affordable?

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kristen Golden Testa guest blogs on the "Kid's Glitch".

Terms:Blog, Health , Health Care/Reform, Kristen Golden Testa

Kristen Golden Testa and Kathleen Hamilton Designated to Participate in the California Health Benefit Exchange Stakeholder Engagement Process

The California Health Benefit Exchange launched its stakeholder engagement process. Two separate workgroups were established to address eligibility and enrollment process issues specific to both the individual and small employer markets.

Read more about the stakeholder workgroups .

Terms:Health , Health Care/Reform, Kathleen Hamilton, Kristen Golden Testa, Press Release