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    Ravenswood Family Health Center writes why it supports AB 1046.

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    Ravenswood Family Health Center AB 1046 Letter of Support

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    Ravenswood Family Health Center writes why it supports AB 1046.

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    April 6,2015 Senator Fd Hernandez, Cai, Senate Health Commitee State Capitol, Room 2191 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Hemandez, (On behalf of Ravenswood Family Health Cente, I am writing to express our opposition to SB £46 because of seridus concerns regarding the impact the bill will have on existing partnerships between hospitals and community benefit organization lke ours. As you know, Califoria's community benefit law has been in place and working since 1994 and serves as a model forthe Affordable Care Act (ACA). This unnecessary legislation, SB 346, ‘conics with provisions ofthe ACA and will increase costs forthe state's government and ‘hospitals to comply with inconsistent federal and state reporting requirements. ‘Currently, hospitals work collaboratively with communities and stakeholders to assess local health needs and tailor services and investments to address each community's specific needs. Ravenswood Family Health Center has embraced this collaboration and is making great strides in ensuring that our most vulnerable populations have the healthcare services they need. \Webliove the partnerships between hospitals and community benefit organizations ike ours re cvitcal in adessing local health neds. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospitals parted with ws singe 2001 and provides labor and delivery care for our pregnant patents and accepts all of our special needs pediatric eases Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a Sutter Health Afi, has éonated.ffee mammography services to our uninsured female patients forthe put tre years and, most recently, ated as an. advisor in setting vp general x-ray, mammography and ultesound serves in our new health center. Stanford Health Care established a branch ofthe Stanford Health Library at our health center, staffed bya bi-lingual Medical Librarian. Kasier Permanente ‘ns supported our quality improvement and patient education effors. SB 346 does nothing to stengihen succesful community benefit partnerships like ours and eould led wo progam cutbcks throughout California, impacting the diverse and vulerable populations We Se7¥864 bay Road Test ilo Alto, CA S18 Te: 650530740 Fan 6503211155 SSB 346 is nearly identical to similar measures (AB 503 in 2014, AB 975 in 2013) that were

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