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Justin Garrett

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jgarrett@counties.org
Biography

Justin Garrett is a Senior Legislative Advocate in the Health and Human Services policy area. He leads advocacy efforts on a wide range of human services issues – including older adults programs, children’s services, homelessness, self-sufficiency programs, and more – working to shape legislation and secure funding on behalf of counties. Justin also serves as CSAC’s Federal Affairs Manager, acting as the primary liaison to the association’s federal advocacy partner.

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State Medi-Cal Concept Paper Open for Public Comment

Justin Garrett, Jolie Onodera, Danielle Bradley
July 31, 2025
On July 23, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released the Continuing the Transformation
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CalHHS Releases Overview of Initial Impacts of H.R. 1

Justin Garrett, Jolie Onodera, Danielle Bradley
July 24, 2025
This week, the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) released a recorded webinar summarizing
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Projects in 5 Counties to Receive First Homekey+ Awards

Justin Garrett, Jolie Onodera, Mark Neuburger, Danielle Bradley
July 3, 2025
This week, Governor Newsom announced the first batch of seven Homekey+ awards from Proposition 1
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