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California’s COVID-19 Response

The office of Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Department of Public Health put together this website to share resources and information about the state’s response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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COVID-19 Resources from DHCS

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is working with state and federal officials and program partners to make sure Medi-Cal enrollees have access to care. This page is being regularly updated with information for providers and partners about home and community-based services, behavioral health, eligibility, waivers, and other policy issues.
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COVID-19 Resources for Consumers

March 2020
We're compiling resources to help health care consumers navigate the system in this new era of COVID-19.
Press Release

Liz Gibboney Joins CHCF Board

March 26, 2020
CHCF today announced the election of health plan CEO Elizabeth Gibboney to its board of directors. Since 2015, Gibboney has served as chief executive officer of Partnership HealthPlan of California, which administers Medi-Cal benefits for more than 527,500 members across 14 rural counties in Northern California.
CHCF Blog

Finding the Right Words About COVID-19

March 26, 2020
Kate Meyers
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care
Health care professionals are facing conversations that they never expected — or wanted — to have.
CHCF Blog

The Affordable Care Act Turns 10

March 23, 2020
Xenia Shih Bion
ACA/Health Reform, Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Since 2010, the ACA has been folded into American life in myriad ways, reducing the number of people who are uninsured to historically low levels.
CHCF Blog

The Role of Palliative Care in a COVID-19 Pandemic

March 20, 2020
Jennifer Moore Ballentine
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care, Workforce
Applying the unique skills and strengths found in palliative care must be part of the response to the novel coronavirus.
Publication

Message Testing to Combat Public Charge’s Chilling Effect in California

March 2020
Medi-Cal
In December 2019, CHCF supported focus groups in Los Angeles to identify effective ways to encourage immigrants not subject to public charge to keep using the public benefits they are eligible for, including Medi-Cal and CalFresh. One group was focused specifically on how to encourage young adult immigrants with low incomes to enroll in Medi-Cal.
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Controlling Health Care Costs

Health Care Costs
Health care is too expensive for many Californians. CHCF offers these resources that detail where health spending happens, why health care costs are increasing so rapidly, and what policymakers could consider to improve value in the system.
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March 17, 2020

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CALmatters | Legislature Passes $1.1 Billion in Emergency Coronavirus Funding, Then Leaves the Capitol
March 17, 2020

Fresno Bee | Coronavirus Recession Will Hit California Harder Than Rest of US