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In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and the Federal Funding Deferrals: What Californians Need to Know

October 26, 2026

•Health Workforce, Home and Community-Based Services, Older Adults
Fact Sheet

What Makes Medi-Cal and CalFresh Messages Clear and Trustworthy?

As Medi-Cal and CalFresh rules change, people need to know whether a change applies to them and what they need to do. The California Health Care Foundation funded this research, which Culture IQ conducted in partnership with the California Health…

October 26, 2026

•Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Eligibility and Enrollment
Resource Library

Conexiones: Primary Care Access Project

The Conexiones: Primary Care Access Project sought to improve primary care access and utilization among Latino/a/x Medi-Cal members in LA County and the San Joaquin Valley.

October 26, 2026

•Latino/x Health Equity, Primary Care, Primary Care Transformation, Racial Health Equity
Issue Spotlight

The 25% Solution: A Health Care Affordability Agenda for California

California faces a health care affordability crisis. Here are 10 recommendations informed by surveys of +4,000 Californians.

October 01, 2026

•Consumer Affordability, Health Care Costs and Financing, Health Insurance Coverage, Medical Debt
Explainer

PACE in California: A Growing Model for Complex Care

Explore PACE in California and discover how this program enhances care for older adults with complex needs throughout the state.

September 28, 2026

•Home and Community-Based Services, Older Adults
Report

Worried Sick: Californians on a Health Care System They Can’t Afford

Californians can’t afford health care. Read testimonies from Californians about the hard choices, whom they hold responsible, and which policies they feel will move us forward.

September 28, 2026

•Consumer Affordability, Medical Debt, Surveys and Polls
Regional Market Report

San Diego and Imperial Counties — Regional Market Report 2026

San Diego and Imperial Counties is 1 of 7 markets included in the 2025 Regional Market Report, which focuses on care in communities across California.

September 23, 2026

•Regions, San Diego and Border
Issue Brief

Policy Options to Improve Health Care Affordability: What California Can Learn from Other States

This issue brief presents policies from other states that California can learn from to address the health care affordability crisis.

August 20, 2026

•Consumer Affordability, Health Care Costs and Financing, Hospital Financing, Medical Debt
Issue Brief

Language Access in California Health Care: Key Issues and Opportunities for Improvement

This issue brief examines where California stands today, why language access matters, and the policy opportunities that could strengthen implementation across the health care system.

August 19, 2026

•Latino/x Health Equity, Racial Health Equity
Case Study

Scaling and Sustaining Community Health Work: An Evaluation of the Amplifying Impact Initiative

CHCF’s Amplifying Impact Initiative helped 28 California organizations expand community health worker services under Medi-Cal. Evaluation findings show trusted relationships, regional collaboratives, and workforce investment drive scale. But financial sustainability remains the central challenge.

August 07, 2026

•Community Health Workers, Health Workforce, Medi-Cal
Issue Brief

Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California

California has set an ambitious goal to increase primary care spending to 15% of health care expenditures by 2034. This issue brief outlines six practical strategies health plans can use to strengthen primary care, improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and…

July 09, 2026

•Health Care Costs and Financing, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Payment and Financing, Primary Care
Regional Market Report

Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026

Los Angeles is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

July 07, 2026

•Community Health Workers, Health Care Costs and Financing, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Workforce, Hospital Financing, Los Angeles and Orange County, Regions
Toolkit

Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices

This publication offers voluntary best practices for training community health workers, promotores, and representatives, helping programs strengthen quality while preserving community roots. Developed through broad stakeholder input, it promotes accessible, culturally responsive training that supports a trusted workforce statewide.

July 02, 2026

•Community Health Workers, Health Workforce
Report

In Their Own Words: How Undocumented Californians Are Navigating Medi-Cal Changes and Immigration Enforcement

Based on interviews with 39 undocumented Californians, this report examines how Medi-Cal policy changes and immigration enforcement are shaping health care decisions, coverage stability, trust, and access to care.

June 26, 2026

•Latino/x Health Equity, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Eligibility and Enrollment, Racial Health Equity
Issue Brief

From MHSA to BHSA: How California’s Behavioral Health Policy Priorities Are Changing

California’s new Behavioral Health Services Act changes how counties allocate mental health funding. These publications highlight the key differences from the previous Mental Health Services Act.

June 25, 2026

•Behavioral Health

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In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and the Federal Funding Deferrals: What Californians Need to Know

What Makes Medi-Cal and CalFresh Messages Clear and Trustworthy?

Conexiones: Primary Care Access Project

The 25% Solution: A Health Care Affordability Agenda for California

PACE in California: A Growing Model for Complex Care

Worried Sick: Californians on a Health Care System They Can’t Afford

San Diego and Imperial Counties — Regional Market Report 2026

Policy Options to Improve Health Care Affordability: What California Can Learn from Other States

Language Access in California Health Care: Key Issues and Opportunities for Improvement

Scaling and Sustaining Community Health Work: An Evaluation of the Amplifying Impact Initiative

Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California

Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026

Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices

In Their Own Words: How Undocumented Californians Are Navigating Medi-Cal Changes and Immigration Enforcement

From MHSA to BHSA: How California’s Behavioral Health Policy Priorities Are Changing

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