Intel Brief
Intel Brief #7
May 4, 2026
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Duane MorrisSection 504 / WCAG 2.1AA — 7 Days Out, DOJ Title II Extension Does NOT ApplyNACHCCHCF December 2026 Cliff Confirmed — Continuing Resolution Did NOT Include Multi-Year ReauthorizationCal Budget CenterNewsom May Revise Drops Mid-May (~10 days) — $1.4B H.R. 1 Absorption Pressure Baked InABC10Sacramento County Projects 73K Medi-Cal Disenrollments — Navigation-Capacity Signal for FQHCsLA CountyLA County FY26-27 Budget — $63.2M New Funding vs $2.1B Unmet Needs (33-to-1 Gap), Hearings May 6Lynnwood TimesAbbVie + Novartis Sue Washington Over 340B Transparency Law — Precedent Risk for CAKaiser PermanenteKaiser-NUHW Mental Health Strike RESOLVED — 196 Days, Longest in U.S. History, Workers Won Pension + RaisesHHSHHS AI Strategic Plan — HRSA Tasked With FQHC Equity AI Access AND Workforce AI TrainingCalMattersSen. Durazo Medi-Cal Restoration Bill Introduced — Vehicle If May Revise Softens UIS CutsFierce HealthcareR1 RCM × Heidi AI Scribe Integration at HIMSS 2026 — Closes Documentation-to-Claims LoopNACHCNACHC + NextGen Healthcare Launch CIO Leadership Exchange — First Formal IT Pathwayfqhctalent.comMay Revise Advocacy Testimony Pack — 10-Day Action Plan