Publications

2018 Edition — Mental Health and Substance Use: A Crisis for California’s Youth

Behavioral Health

For adolescents, mental illnesses and substance use disorders often occur together. This report paints a picture of California youth and the behavioral health conditions they face.

Infographic: Substance Use and Mental Illness Among California’s Youth

Behavioral Health

Adolescence is when mental illness and often first presents and when drug and alcohol use typically start. Risk of developing a substance use disorder is greater for people who start using during adolescence. For adolescents, mental illness and substance use disorder often occur together. This infographic shows how these issues are intertwined and the big impact they are having on our youth.

Comments on Proposed Regulation — Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

Sandra R. Hernández

CHCF submitted this letter to express our strong opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("proposed rule") on "public charge," published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2018.

Nov. 2018 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Insurance Coverage

In 2017, California health insurers covered 33.1 million enrollees. This quick reference guide breaks down that number. Data files with these enrollment numbers are available to download.

Collaborative Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment in California

David Panush, Tara Siegel

Opioid Safety, Behavioral Health

This report reviews use of medication-assisted treatment as an option in many types of collaborative courts, including drug courts and mental health courts.

Forces for Change: A Landscape of the Statewide and Regional Clinic Consortia in California

Pacific Health Consulting Group

This report provides a comprehensive landscape of California's statewide and concludes by recommending a series of strategic opportunities to further strengthen consortia impact.

The ABCs of APCDs

Josephine Porter, Denise Love

Health Care Costs

All-payer claims databases are helping states nationwide understand what's driving their health care costs. This issue brief analyzes the elements behind these successes.

Using Telehealth to Provide Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medi-Cal

Center for Connected Health Policy

Telehealth, Opioid Safety

Telehealth is a promising way to provide access to medication-assisted treatment. This report provides recommendations on making it more widely available in Medi-Cal.

How to Pay for It: Community Health Workers

Laura Hogan, Tracy Macdonald Mendez

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

The first in a series, this paper offers a menu of strategies for funding a community health worker in a Transitions Clinic.

Accelerating Opioid Safety: Ambulatory Care Toolkit

Crystal Eubanks

Behavioral Health, Opioid Safety

This toolkit was designed to guide providers and ambulatory care systems in launching or expanding opioid safety initiatives.

ACA Reduces Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage Rates in California

Insurance Coverage

New data from the California Health Insurance Survey show that coverage in California remained stable in 2016–17. Of particular note is how the Affordable Care Act has narrowed disparities in coverage between different racial and ethnic groups.

Changing Public Charge Immigration Rules: The Potential Impact on Children Who Need Care

Leah Zallman, Karen Finnegan

Insurance Coverage

This issue brief explores how a proposed change to public charge laws and their impact on immigration could affect children with medical needs.

CIN Connections, Fall 2018: Closing the Divide

Behavioral Health, Workforce, Providers

The Fall 2018 edition of CIN Connections offers actionable information to better integrate primary care and substance use disorder treatment.

What’s at Stake for Health Care in Your District This Midterm Election?

ACA/Health Reform

On November 6, 2018, Californians will head to the polls and vote for who will represent them in Congress. The outcome of races could have significant implications for health care in California and nationwide. Find out what's at stake in your district.

2018 Edition — Quality of Care: Patient Safety

This set of quality measures focuses on patient safety across various care settings including ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care.