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Sobering Centers Explained, 2025 Updates

The landscape of sobering care in California has undergone substantial transformation in recent years. This report captures key lessons from the sobering centers that now serve 16 California counties.

November 7, 2025

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How Much Will Covered California Premiums Cost in 2026?

We ran the numbers for five different family situations, and the results may surprise you

November 5, 2025

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Midwives Help Fill Maternity Care Gaps as California Faces OB-GYN Shortage

Patients’ access to birthing services would improve if numerous obstacles to midwives’ efforts were removed.

October 31, 2025

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What Californians Are Saying About AI in Health Care

CHCF conducted focus groups in California and found that Californians are open to AI’s potential to improve care quality and provide medical providers with more time to spend with patients. However, only if it’s used safely, transparently, and with an…

October 30, 2025

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CHCF Health Care Leadership Program Welcomes 25th Cohort of Fellows

The program picked its next 32 clinician leaders working to strengthen California’s health care safety net.

October 28, 2025

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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: People Who Use a Language Other Than English

Learn about the health care and social services needs directly from people with complex needs who speak a language other than English.

October 27, 2025

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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Rural Californians

People living in rural Northern California face unique health and social needs. Hear from residents, including Native Americans, about their challenges and what they say could help.

October 27, 2025

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The Untapped Power of Midwives in California’s Maternity Care Ecosystem

California has a skilled midwifery workforce that’s ready to plug gaps in patient-centered, high-quality birthing care.

October 24, 2025

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Midwifery Care in California

Learn about midwifery care and California’s midwife workforce in this collection of CHCF resources.

October 24, 2025

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Who Receives Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services?

Learn about the demographics of Medi-Cal enrollees receiving HCBS across five programs. The analysis reveals that HCBS recipients are diverse across age, race, ethnicity, and primary language.

October 23, 2025

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How Los Angeles Community Clinics Use the Collaborative Care Model to Improve Maternal Mental Health

This explainer provides an overview of the Los Angeles County Maternal Mental Health Access initiative’s goals, strategic components, and lessons to date.

October 23, 2025

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How Could Cuts to Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services Impact California?

Analysts modeled the impact of cutting Medi-Cal HCBS programs. They found that a 10% cut to these programs could lead to over $1 billion in new costs over five years as many people move to nursing homes for care.

October 23, 2025

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How Small Practices Serve California’s Medi-Cal Enrollees

Small, independent practices are vital to health equity in California. Investing in them improves chronic disease management, preventive care, and access for Medi-Cal patients statewide.

October 17, 2025

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Pulse of Change: Reimagining Care to Support the Health and Wellness of Black Californians

The initiative seeks to find new ways to deliver respectful care that is responsive to the Black community’s specific health needs.

October 17, 2025

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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Challenges Living Independently

October 14, 2025

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Sobering Centers Explained, 2025 Updates

How Much Will Covered California Premiums Cost in 2026?

Midwives Help Fill Maternity Care Gaps as California Faces OB-GYN Shortage

What Californians Are Saying About AI in Health Care

CHCF Health Care Leadership Program Welcomes 25th Cohort of Fellows

Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: People Who Use a Language Other Than English

Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Rural Californians

The Untapped Power of Midwives in California’s Maternity Care Ecosystem

Midwifery Care in California

Who Receives Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services?

How Los Angeles Community Clinics Use the Collaborative Care Model to Improve Maternal Mental Health

How Could Cuts to Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services Impact California?

How Small Practices Serve California’s Medi-Cal Enrollees

Pulse of Change: Reimagining Care to Support the Health and Wellness of Black Californians

Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Challenges Living Independently

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