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California Health Care Foundation
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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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Primary Care Payment and Financing

Our work in primary care transformation strengthens California’s health care system. We analyze practice models, workforce solutions, and technology integration, supporting innovations that expand access, enhance coordination, and improve patient outcomes across diverse settings.

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    Primary Care Matters

    March 14, 2022
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    Kern, Tulare Counties Brace for Crisis Caused by Possible Medi-Cal Cuts

    April 3, 2025
    Medi-Cal

    Does Shift Happen? Key Concepts and Evidence in the Hospital Cost-Shifting Debate

    April 24, 2025
    Health Care Costs/Affordability
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    Controlling Health Care Costs

    January 1, 2025
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    Groundbreaking Study Links Higher Primary Care Spending to Better Care Quality in California

    April 19, 2022
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    Enhancing Financial Sustainability for Street Medicine: Examining Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts with California Providers

    This issue brief provides a snapshot of contracting efforts between a sample of Medi-Cal managed care plans and street medicine providers. It examines the impact that those contracts are having on street medicine providers’ financial sustainability.

    March 7, 2025
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    How to Pay for It

    April 4, 2025
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    Controlling 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.

    January 1, 2025
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    Enhancing Financial Sustainability for Street Medicine: Examining Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts with California Providers

    This issue brief provides a snapshot of contracting efforts between a sample of Medi-Cal managed care plans and street medicine providers. It examines the impact that those contracts are having on street medicine providers’ financial sustainability.

    March 7, 2025
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