For adolescents, mental illnesses and substance use disorders often occur together. This report paints a picture of California youth and the behavioral health conditions they face.
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What’s in Store for Health Care from California’s Class of 2019

Xenia Shih Bion
ACA/Health Reform, Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: A new class of state lawmakers, including another supermajority of Democrats, has been sworn in. Several health-related bills were introduced immediately and will await Gavin Newsom when he succeeds Governor Jerry Brown in January.
CHCF Blog

How Community Colleges Can Help End California’s Doctor Shortage

Padma Nagappan
Workforce
Marco Angulo, MD, chose to practice family medicine in a community clinic close to where he grew up. His educational path is an important model that could help ease the primary care physician shortage in California.
CHCF Blog

Proposed Public Charge Rule Would Hurt Californians

Sandra R. Hernández
Insurance Coverage
Federal officials recently proposed changes to the public charge rule for immigrants. The California Health Care Foundation's CEO shares key points from the public comment she filed with the federal government to explain how the rule would take the health care system backward — especially in California.
CHCF Blog

The Human Cost of Soaring Prescription Drug Prices

Xenia Shih Bion
ACA/Health Reform, Health Care Costs, Insurance Coverage
Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Sharply rising drug prices are the result of a "shadowy and byzantine system" and perverse incentives for providers, experts say, as Congress sees glimmers of a bipartisan response.
Publication

The ABCs of APCDs

Josephine Porter, Denise Love
Health Care Costs
All-payer claims databases are helping states nationwide understand what's driving their health care costs. This issue brief analyzes the elements behind these successes.
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Listening to Mothers in California

Maternal Health
More than 2,500 women share their attitudes and experiences of childbirth. The results reveal what is and isn't working with maternity care in the Golden State.
Publication

ACA Reduces Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage Rates in California

Tara Becker
Insurance Coverage
New data from the California Health Insurance Survey show that coverage in California remained stable in 2016–17. Of particular note is how the Affordable Care Act has narrowed disparities in coverage between different racial and ethnic groups.
Publication

Substance Use in California: A Look at Addiction and Treatment

Wendy Holt
Behavioral Health
About 8% of Californians met criteria for substance use disorder, but only 10% of people with a substance use disorder received any type of treatment. CHCF's first Almanac publication to address this topic provides an overview of substance use and addiction in the state.
Publication

How to Pay for It: Community Health Workers

Laura Hogan, Tracy Macdonald Mendez
Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing
The first in a series, this paper offers a menu of strategies for funding a community health worker in a Transitions Clinic.
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December 12, 2018

Proposed 'Public Charge' Policy Would Have Chilling Effect on Children Getting Health Care, California Medical Association Says
December 12, 2018

Investigation Into Son's Suicide Reveals Flaws in California's Mental Health Treatment Regulation
December 12, 2018

On Capitol Hill: Medicare for All; Lowering Health Care Costs; and Maternal Mortality Rates