Eastern Plumas Health Care’s impact video in support of SB 646 and 640 and AB 900, the CA state legislation to stop MediCal cuts to hospital skilled nursing facilities (DP/SNFs) is now available. Since EPHC’s own bill, SB 646, which exempts DP/SNFs from these cuts, has passed unanimously out of the Senate Health Committee, the hospital plans to share this video with all legislators who have negotiating power in the May budget revision process, including Senate President pro Tem, Darrell Steinberg, Assembly Speaker, John Perez, and Gov. Jerry Brown. The May budget revise offers the next opportunity to have the cuts reversed. EPHC’s legislative contacts have confirmed that swaying the Governor’s opinion is the one thing that matters most. Community members who want to email Gov. Brown and tell him to reverse the MediCal cuts to hospital skilled nursing facilities can do so at the following address: http://gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php . Gov. Brown’s mailing address and phone number are available there, as well.

A link to the video and information on how and where to share it to help influence legislators is available below. The video offers a poignant view into the life of EPHC’s skilled nursing residents and their families and is a powerful statement regarding our responsibility to care for our most vulnerable and elderly citizens.

Access the video at this address: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2v611wg7un13qg/CHA_Plumas_v13_sm.mp4