Scott Ogus, Deputy Staff Director, California State Senate Budget and Finance Committee shares about the California State Budget process, updates on the current health budget and how to have an impact.
Mr. Ogus is the Deputy Staff Director for the California State Senate’s Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, with primary responsibility over the state’s health programs including Medi-Cal, the Department of Public Health, Covered California, the Department of Managed Health Care, and community mental health. Prior to working for the Committee, Mr. Ogus spent five years working on the Medi-Cal budget at the state Department of Finance, and four years as legislative staff for Assembly Member Mike Feuer. Prior to working in the Capitol, Mr. Ogus spent seven years as a molecular biologist at UC San Francisco and in the biotechnology industry, studying and developing treatments for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and inflammation. Mr. Ogus earned a Master’s in Public Policy from the Goldman School at the University of California, Berkeley.