Bill > AB85

This bill makes several changes to health and human services programs in California, primarily related to funding and program administration. It increases maximum aid payments for CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids), a program providing cash assistance and job services to low-income families, by 5% starting March 1, 2014, with provisions for future adjustments based on revenue growth and program costs. The bill also establishes new rules for Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) managed care plans to ensure that newly eligible beneficiaries, particularly those in county public hospital health systems, are assigned to primary care providers within those systems, aiming to support traditional safety net providers. Additionally, it modifies how sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues are allocated to local governments for health and social services programs, creating new subaccounts within the Local Revenue Fund and adjusting funding streams for various health and family support services. The bill also introduces new articles detailing processes for "redirection of realignment" for specific counties and public hospital health systems, which involves adjusting how certain health realignment funds are distributed to support family support services, and establishes a County Health Care Funding Resolution Committee to resolve disputes related to these funding calculations. Finally, it includes provisions for the immediate effect of the act, as it is related to the state budget.