The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #74119

Gilbert M. Ojeda, California Policy Research Center, California Program on Access to Care, University of California, Office of the President, 1950 Addison Street, Suite 203, Berkeley, CA 94720-7410, 510-643-3140, Gilbert.Ojeda@ucop.edu

This session will include a review of provisions from recent Federal budget actions affecting State Medicaid and SCHIP programs. The presenter will give a compendium of how major states have responded to their own budget deficits and how national health care constituent groups have assessed the impact of continued federal budgetary pressures on their respective contituencies.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will gain information and knowledge regarding the impact of recent federal and state budget actions on health access programs for the underserved.

Keywords: Access to Care, Policy/Policy Development

Related Web page: www.ucop.edu/cprc/cpac.html

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.