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Proposed Poverty Calculation Would Make More People Ineligible for Medicaid

May 17, 2019
Xenia Shih Bion
ACA/Health Reform, Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing
Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: The Trump administration is seeking public comment on possible changes to the formula that sets the federal poverty guideline — an action that could reduce access to safety-net programs for millions.
CHCF Blog

Committed Physician Recruits Young People to Diversify Health Care Workforce

May 16, 2019
Heather Stringer
Workforce
Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, a no-nonsense doctor from Oakland’s Highland Hospital, is on the lookout for youth from low-income families who could become future nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and more.
CHCF Blog

How Do Low-Income Californians Experience Health Care?

April 30, 2019
Eric Antebi
Medi-Cal
Senior program officer Carlina Hansen discusses a CHCF project focused on how real-world experiences form the attitudes and expectations of people with low incomes about California's health care system.
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Improving Quality in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing
Everyone in Medi-Cal, regardless of where they live or their managed care plan, should have the same opportunity to get timely, high-quality care. But today access and quality of care varies widely within the Medi-Cal managed care system.
Resource Center

California’s Individual Market and Affordability

Insurance Coverage
What policymakers need to know: Learn about consumer affordability challenges in California's individual health insurance market. In this resource center, you'll find background information, definitions of key terms, an explanation of key Affordable Care Act provisions, data, and real-life scenarios faced by consumers in the individual market.
Publication

Catalyzing Coordination: Technology’s Role in California’s Whole Person Care Pilots

April 2019
Keira Armstrong, Mark Elson, John Weir
Investing in Innovation, Data Exchange, Behavioral Health
Across California, 25 pilot programs are working to closely coordinate physical and behavioral health care with social services to help Medi-Cal enrollees with high-cost, complex needs. This paper delves into the technological successes, barriers, and opportunities encountered by the pilot programs thus far.
Publication

CIN Connections, Spring 2019: Managing Financial Risk and Total Cost of Care

April 2019
Health Care Costs
This issue of  CIN Connections includes strategies to manage total cost of care. It features Mitch Katz, MD, head of the largest public health care system in the country, and other health care leaders across the state who share their experiences managing risk and total cost of care.
Publication

Understanding Medi-Cal’s Asset Test for Seniors and People with Disabilities

April 2019
Felicia Y. Sze
Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
There is concern that Medi-Cal's asset test is harmful to seniors and people with disabilities seeking to enroll. This issue brief describes Medi-Cal's current asset test rules as well as options and questions California should consider as it examines this policy.
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Medi-Cal Explained

Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal is the foundation of California’s health care safety net and a major component of the state’s budget. The Medi-Cal Explained series provides an overview of the program, including the people it serves, the services it provides, and how it is organized, managed, and financed.
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May 17, 2019

California Healthline | Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers
May 17, 2019

KQED | San Francisco, Alameda, and Santa Clara Counties to Join Newsom’s Plan to Bargain With Drug Companies
May 17, 2019

Capital Public Radio | Financial Hurdles May Trip Up Bills to Cover All California Residents