Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: Health Care Access, Experiences, and Concerns Since the COVID-19 Pandemic is a compilation of early findings from a statewide survey of the health care experiences of California’s residents. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.
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A Key to Addressing Homelessness

November 2, 2020
Xenia Shih Bion
Homelessness & Health Care
Stories That Caught Our Attention: California's "Housing First" policies acknowledge that a roof over one's head is essential to health and a successful life.
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Humboldt and Del Norte Counties: Community Collaboration in the Face of Health Adversity

October 2020
Jill Yegian, Katrina Connolly
The rural North Coast California counties of Humboldt and Del Norte face multiple health and health care challenges, including high death rates from preventable causes and shortages of health care providers. The region is addressing these challenges through different collaborative efforts.
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Recontracting Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans

Medi-Cal
In 2021 the California Department of Health Care Services will begin the process of recontracting with Medi-Cal managed care plans (often referred to as procurement). It's a critical opportunity to use new financial incentives and oversight measures to improve quality and access to care for Medi-Cal members.
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Webinar: What’s Next for California’s Health Workforce?

Register now for a California Future Health Workforce Commission webinar on what’s next for California’s health workforce. Hear some of California’s top thought leaders discuss the potential for new policy and funding approaches to support the state’s health workforce — as well as prospects for the next generation of cross-sector partnerships and collaborations with the federal government. The webinar will be 8:45-10:00 AM (PT) on November 17.
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Getting to Care: A Look at Medi-Cal’s Transportation Benefit

October 2020
Athena Chapman, Elizabeth Evenson, Len Finocchio, Shawn Blosser
Medi-Cal
In 2016 California lawmakers expanded Medi-Cal coverage to provide more comprehensive coverage for the cost of transportation to medical services. This report provides an overview of the implementation and experiences of this expanded benefit.
CHCF Blog

How California Could Encourage Adoption of Alternative Payment Models

October 14, 2020
Justin Yoo
Payment & Financing, Health Care Costs, Medi-Cal
Research has shown that APMs can help reduce costs and improve quality.
Publication

Working Californians Enrolled in Medi-Cal Share Their Stories

October 2020
NORC at the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal covers close to three million working Californians. Many became eligible because the ACA expanded the program to more adults with low incomes. This report combines key findings from survey data with insights from in-depth interviews with enrollees to paint a picture of working Californians who rely on Medi-Cal, why they came to enroll in the program, and the role it plays in their lives.
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The Future of the Affordable Care Act

Expanding Health Coverage
This collection highlights key resources on the impact of the ACA in California and the potential consequences if the law is abolished. The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes it even more difficult to predict the Supreme Court’s ruling in an upcoming federal lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the ACA. The ACA may also be shaped by actions of the president and Congress in the coming months and years.
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COVID-19 Clearinghouse

This COVID-19 collection contains data, analysis, best practices, and news related to how the state's health care system can and is responding to this sweeping health emergency.
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