California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) is a far-reaching, multiyear plan to transform California’s Medi-Cal program and to make it integrate more seamlessly with other social services. The goal of CalAIM is to improve outcomes for the millions of Californians covered by Medi-Cal, especially those with the most complex needs. This fact sheet includes a high-level overview of the plan's details.
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CHCF Blog

The Pandemic of Loneliness

August 2, 2021
Avram Goldstein
Behavioral Health
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Loneliness is strongly associated with behavioral health problems and physical maladies — and with COVID-19.
Publication

Aligning Nurse Practitioner Statutes in California

July 2021
Garrett K. Chan, Karen G. Duderstadt, Catherine Dower
Workforce
AB 890, passed in 2020, authorizes California nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice at the top of their competence without physician supervision and with a defined scope of practice. This report outlines the California codes that may need to be updated and harmonized with AB 890 to full realize this additional capacity of NPs.
Publication

Learning from the History of Statewide Health Data Exchange in California

July 2021
Data Exchange
Regional and statewide efforts to implement a health information exchange (HIE) in California have evolved significantly over the years. This Q&A with a national expert provides answers to critical questions that policymakers and other stakeholders can consider to reform HIE today. An accompanying timeline highlights key events.
CHCF Blog

A Budget for California’s Future Good Health

July 27, 2021
Sandra R. Hernández
Behavioral Health, Expanding Health Coverage, Health Equity, Medi-Cal, Telehealth, Workforce
The California state budget for fiscal year 2021–22 represents a historic level of investment in health that will pay dividends for years to come.
August 5, 2021

Webinar — Organizations React to Medi-Cal Managed Care Procurement Draft RFP

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing
August 5, 2021 - August 5, 2021
CHCF’s webinar on August 5 from noon to 1:15 PM (PT) will highlight the feedback provided to DHCS from various organizations on the Medi-Cal managed care procurement draft RFP.
Publication

Breaking Down Silos: How to Share Data to Improve the Health of People Experiencing Homelessness

July 2021
Homebase
Homelessness & Health Care
With more than 150,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given day, purposeful collaboration between the housing and health care sectors are critical. This report focuses on ways in which the two systems are sharing data to better coordinate and support clients' needs.
External Resource

Advancing Behavioral Health Equity in Primary Care – Applications due August 17

Health Equity

The ABHE-PC is a new learning collaborative to help California community health centers improve behavioral health outcomes among patients with a specific focus on advancing health equity and aligning behavioral health services with addressing social needs. Learn more and apply to the Center for Care Innovations by August 17.
CHCF Blog

Despite Transparency Push, Cost of Hospital Care Remains Inscrutable

July 19, 2021
Heather Tirado Gilligan
Health Care Costs
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Few hospitals in California and nationwide are complying with a federal rule requiring disclosure of prices.
Publication

CIN Connections, Summer 2021 — Caring and Sharing: Supporting the Primary Care Workforce

June 2021
Workforce
In this issue of CIN Connections, learn about strategies from health care leaders as they wrestle with increased levels of burnout, trauma, and moral injury among the primary care workforce. Hear about multimodal approaches to building a culture of well-being — creating a workplace where it’s okay to not be okay, to talk about feelings, and to get support.
Publication

2021 Edition — Quality of Care: Children’s Health

July 2021
Jen Joynt
This set of quality measures focuses on children's health.
Publication

2021 Edition — Quality of Care: Chronic Conditions

July 2021
Jen Joynt
This set of quality measures highlights California’s performance across a range of chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.
Publication

2021 Edition — Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth

July 2021
Jen Joynt
While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement.
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