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          The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.

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Medi-Cal Payment and Financing

Our work in Medi-Cal payment and financing promotes sustainable health care delivery for California’s safety net. We analyze reimbursement models, value-based approaches, and budget impacts, enhancing provider participation and maximizing resources for the state’s most vulnerable populations.

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    How Medi-Cal Is Tackling Homelessness Through Innovative Housing Solutions

    Learn about the innovative housing solutions at the heart of Medi-Cal’s efforts to help Californians find permanent places to live.

    May 2, 2025
    Homelessness

    How Vital Are Medi-Cal Payments to Hospitals in CA Congressional Districts 22, 40 & 41?

    April 8, 2025
    Medi-Cal

    Modernizing Payment to California’s Community Health Centers

    May 28, 2020
    Health Care Costs/Affordability
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    A Budget for California’s Future Good Health

    July 27, 2021
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    Groundbreaking Study Links Higher Primary Care Spending to Better Care Quality in California

    April 19, 2022

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    Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Health Care Systems in California’s Vast Rural North

    The cuts would disrupt the fragile health care system in a congressional district covering a 27,000-square-mile, sparsely populated region.

    May 1, 2025
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    From the Sierra Nevada to Death Valley, Rural Californians Fear Medi-Cal Cuts

    Worried Medi-Cal providers and enrollees say cuts will disrupt hospitals and hurt families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.

    April 29, 2025
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    How Vital Are Medi-Cal Payments to Hospitals in CA Congressional Districts 22, 40 & 41?

    These fact sheets show how much Medi-Cal payments contribute to net patient revenue at hospitals in three parts of the state, as one way to explore how financially reliant hospitals are on the program.

    April 8, 2025
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    Worried Orange County Families, Health Leaders Speak Out About Protecting Medi-Cal

    Medi-Cal covers more than one million Orange County residents, including 44% of the county’s children and teens. Many are highly concerned and fearful about the potential impact of proposed federal cuts to Medicaid.

    March 27, 2025
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