SB 165 Bill Analysis Report: California Healthcare and Welfare

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of California's SB 165 bill, which aims to improve healthcare access and medical interpretation services, particularly for low-income individuals. The bill's objectives include establishing a pilot project within the Medi-Cal program, addressing issues related to language barriers, and ensuring equitable healthcare access. The report examines the bill's impact on gender, race, and economic justice, as well as its financial considerations. It highlights the importance of stakeholder collaboration, the amendment of existing codes, and the bill's alignment with prior legislation. The report concludes that SB 165 is justified and appropriate, offering solutions for those entitled to healthcare services and addressing education, training, and licensing requirements. This analysis also references the context of existing healthcare challenges in California, including issues with insurance and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

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Bill proposal

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Introduction
Bills are introduced in the senate in order to be passed into laws on the receipt of signature by
the Governor of the state accordingly. Such bills are drafted accordingly in order to address
the issues taking place within the respective state by the virtue of undertaking a legal recourse
accordingly. As a result, the senators of the state play an important role with regard to the
drafting and introduction of the bill accordingly. The main aim of the essay is to present an
overview of the aspect pertaining to the Bill SB 165 as far as its research and analysis is
concerned (California Legislative Information, 2019 a).
Idea of the Bill
The main objective pertaining to the Bill SB 165 is to imply the aspect pertaining to the
concept of medical interpretation as far as the providing of the services in a proper and
appropriate manner is concerned accordingly. The aspect pertaining to education, training
and the obtaining of licences pertaining to medical services are to be taken into account as far
as the bill is concerned accordingly. The situation in the state of California would be taken
into account as far as the final status of the bill is concerned accordingly. It would help in the
aspect pertaining to the bill being passed as a law as determined and identified accordingly as
far as various factors are concerned in this regard accordingly (California Legislative
Information, 2019 b). A pilot project is to be established with reference to the bill. Such a
pilot project would involve the aspect pertaining to the modus operandi of various Medicaid
programs in the state of California, most notably the Medi-Cal program as supervised by the
State Department of Health Services, the organization which is entrusted to provide health
care services in an incredible manner to the ones who are low on income and are entitled to
receive welfare services accordingly.
Problem
There are issues pertaining to the access to health care for certain groups of people
accordingly. The beneficiaries would be mainly the ones who are limited in the aspects
pertaining to the command over the English language. As a result, the policies and
recommendations are to be made accordingly.

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Gender, Race and Economic Justice Lens
It would aid in the formulation and implementation of the strategies in a proper and
appropriate manner accordingly. As a result, it is imperative that the migrant workers on a
low income would be helped after the bill is passed accordingly thereby implying the welfare
services for them accordingly in terms of healthcare. It would play an extremely important
role with regard to the sector pertaining to health care in the state of California. As a result,
California would set an example for other states with regard to welfare services in terms of
health care as far as the elimination of the notion pertaining to the denial of health care for the
people with low income accordingly. Sections 1416 and 1416.5 would also be amended
accordingly as far as the Welfare and Institutions Code applicable to the state of California is
concerned accordingly. The stakeholders are to be taken into consideration as far as their
interests are concerned. It implies that the interests of the stakeholders are to be analysed
accordingly in an effective and efficient manner as far as the Medi-Cal program is concerned
with reference to its modus operandi. As a result, it is imperative that the State Department
of Health Services has to collaborate with the stakeholders accordingly with regard to the
formulation and implementation of the pilot project as far as the recommendations and
suggestions are concerned accordingly with regard to the research and analysis of the aspect
pertaining to healthcare in California as far as the present necessities with regard to the
services pertaining to the medical interpretation is concerned.
Studies, Reports, Statistics and Facts
It has been reported by Forbes that patients experience difficulties in seeing doctors and
health practitioners in California as far as the insurance scheme [pertaining to health care is
concerned accordingly. The plans pertaining to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act of 2010 are also not adequately effective.
Prior legislation
It relates to the legislation pertaining to Obamacare to a certain extent as far as the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is concerned.

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Financial Consideration
The Department of Health Care Services has stated that 2.78 million dollars of the 3 million
dollars provided under the Budget Act of 2016 would be for the aspect pertinent to the
implementation of the study pertaining to pilot project as far as mecaid programs are
concerned.
Conclusion
It can be concluded form the aforesaid that the aspect pertaining to the Bill SB 165 has been
justified and appropriate accordingly. It is imperative that the bill is intended to provide
services pertaining to medical interpretation as far as welfare pertaining to healthcare are
concerned. As a result, comprehensive solution would be provided accordingly to the ones
who are low on income and are entitled to receive such kinds of services accordingly. It also
implies the aspect related to the education, training and the obtaining of licences pertaining to
medical services accordingly.

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Reference List
California Legislative Information, 2019 a. Votes. Bill Search. [online] California Legislative
Information.Available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?
bill_id=201920200SB165 (Accessed on 13th May 2019).
California Legislative Information, 2019 b. Text. Bill Search. [online] California Legislative
Information. Available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?
bill_id=201920200SB165
(Accessed on 13th May 2019).