Ch 10: Public Policy

changes in crime and racially motiavted crimes

hate or bias motivated crimes increased by more than 25%, attorney general Rob Banta created community engagement office in dept of justice + proposed new racial justice bureau

duroville controversy

trailer park located on a Native American reservation, residents were primarly ag workers, bad living conditions, federal government filed to get it shut down, residents had no where else they could go + afford, state and county constructed new housing 

new legislation in response to policy regarding affordable housing

Jerry Brown signing bills to have incentives for developing low-income or student housing, bond measure proposing fees 

impact of ACA on ca

millions purchasing healthcare insurance policies, millions more enrolling in Medi-cal

characteristics of uninsured ppl in ca

employed under small firms that dont provide coverage, immigrants, undocumented (unable to enroll in Medicaid or purchase coverage through ACA), 25-34 year olds, American citizens 

employer-sponsored insurance

Insurance provided by employer, subsidized portion of the cost, ESI enrollment lower in CA than other states (size and structure of CA’s employers + # of undocumented workers)

single payer proposal

health california act that proposes that healthcare is a right to CA rseidents, guaranteed universal care w/ govt subsidizes and little out of pocket expenses, controversial b/c of high cost, roadblock in state assembly

changes to individual health insurance market due to ACA

increased prices, recissions (dropping policy holder who became sick claiming on the grounds that their applications were not truthful)

ACA prohibits

Charging higher rates for preexisting conditions, Rescinding policies after policyholders file insurance claims, Rating users by health status, Enforcing lifetime limits on policies

ACA enrollment is based solely on the applicants

income

tricare

for military retireees and their dependents, ppl who get health care from VA, not affected by ACA

medi-cal covers around

30% of californians, larger proportion than are covered by Medicaid in other states , cost per beneficiary is super low —> access to providers limited

medicare covers

2.4% of people under 65 w/ disabilities, similar to tricare

reasons for deterioration 

transporation funding (transporation accounts direct money to diff accs, mismanaged), increase in hybrid activities that decrease revenue from the gas tax, politicians priortizing other projects, prop 13 that decreased revenue from property tax

controversy over levees

state failing to properlly maintain —> flooding, plans to rebuild tunnels by Jerry Brown (had to be downsized by Newsom)