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Western Center and Partners Win Another Indigent Health Case: Fresno County’s Unlawful Income Eligibility Cap Invalidated
08/24/2010
In the News

In a decision released today, Fresno Superior Court Judge Jeff Hamilton issued a writ directing Fresno County to stop denying health coverage in its Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP) to low-income people who can’t afford the cost of their medical care. Click here to read more.

One Day Symposium: Harnessing Tax Credits for Working Families, September 27, 2010
08/10/2010
In the News

Western Center encourages participation in this one day symposium to highlight best-practices on what communities, practitioners, community based organizations and individuals can do to inform and to increase the number of eligible low-income and working families eligible for federal tax credits. Register online www.calneva.camp7.org

Sacramento County cuts to indigent mental health and health care services stopped!
07/22/2010
In the News

 Napper v. County of Sacramento:  Western Center, along with co-counsel Disability Rights CA and pro-bono attorneys from Cooley LLP, filed a federal class action suit on May 6th to prevent the devastating and unlawful termination of essential mental health services to 5,000 residents with severe mental illness by Sacramento County.  Click here to read more..



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- John Burton, former President Pro Tem of the California Senate
Legislative Blog and Notes
Sacramento Update
05/12/2010
Legislative Blog

 

Sacramento budget fight heats up. Click here for WCLP's latest blog on the topic.

The Governor’s Proposal to Eviscerate Medi-Cal to the Federal Minimum Would Cut More Than 1.7 Million Poor People From the Medi-Cal Program.
03/08/2010
Legislative Blog

Western Center released a report showing that under the Governor’s proposal to cut Medi-Cal eligibility to the federal minimum more than 1.7 million poor children, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities would lose their Medi-Cal health coverage.

Recovery Act Roundup
02/23/2010
Legislative Blog

A roundup of updates on the Recovery Act's one-year record of creating jobs and protecting the safety net -- and the advocacy needed in Washington to extend this investment in our economy, families, and state budget.


02/09/2010
Notes on the Legislature

 


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Did You Know?
What it takes to live in California

Did You Know??

  • A minimum wage worker in California earns only $1,340/month.
  • In order to afford the fair market rent of a 2-bedroom apartment ($1,249/mo), a minimum wage worker would have to work 120 hours/week, 52 weeks per year.
  • In Los Angeles, a tenant needs to earn $25/hour to afford the average 2-bedroom apartment.
  • 6.6 million Californians lack health insurance – the highest in the nation.
  • 70% of uninsured children are in families where the head of household has a year-round, full-time job.

  
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