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Patients See What Doctors Miss. It’s Time to Listen.

Patients can help improve the health care system when providers pay attention to their experiences, concerns, and insights.

October 08, 2026

•Black Health Equity, Racial Health Equity, Surveys and Polls
Lead, Partner, or Follow: A Framework for Advocacy

October 08, 2026

•Health Workforce, Medi-Cal
The Payment Model That’s Holding Back California’s Health Care System

Fee-for-service arrangements pay clinicians to treat health crises. Prevention goes unreimbursed.

September 29, 2026

•Health Care Costs and Financing, Primary Care
Training Frontline Doctors in Communities, Not Hospitals

California can join other states and support more ‘teaching health centers’ to train desperately needed doctors. After graduation, most physicians stay in underserved communities.

September 24, 2026

•Education and Training, Health Workforce, Health Workforce Diversity, Rural Northern California
Trust Is a Clinical Outcome. Here’s What It Takes for Providers to Earn It.

A Southern California physician who grew up in Mexico explains how cultural and linguistic connections build patient trust and improve health outcomes.

September 17, 2026

•Health Workforce, Health Workforce Diversity, Latino/x Health Equity, Racial Health Equity
Trust Takes Years to Build. Our Health System Breaks It Overnight.

A family physician explains how insurance churn and underinvestment break the patient trust that makes primary care work in California.

September 09, 2026

•Primary Care
When Funders Leave: 7 Principles for Responsible Philanthropic Exits

Experts in grantmaking help funders plan responsible philanthropic exits that protect partners, sustain progress, and reduce disruption.

September 02, 2026
California Health Reform Requires Us to Take the Long View

California spends over $1 billion a day on health care. A former lawmaker explains why lasting reform demands a unified approach to controlling costs.

August 27, 2026

•Health Care Costs and Financing, Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Listening to the Frontlines: Kaiser Permanente’s Lessons on Integrating Doulas for Medi-Cal

Kaiser Permanente’s experience with California’s doula benefit reveals the importance of listening to the people closest to the work.

August 20, 2026

•Health Workforce, Maternal Health, Medi-Cal
The Coverage That Becomes a Maze

When paperwork errors knock dually eligible Californians off Medi-Cal, they lose more than care. They lose faith in the health care system.

August 19, 2026

•Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Eligibility and Enrollment, Older Adults
Immigrants Value Medi-Cal Coverage, But New Rules Risk Cutting Them Off

While many still eligible for full coverage are reenrolling, gaps in trusted information are discouraging others from seeking care.

August 12, 2026

•Latino/x Health Equity, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Eligibility and Enrollment, Racial Health Equity
Can AI in Health Care Be Trusted? That’s Up to Us

Building trust in health care AI takes transparency, human oversight, and patients who question the answers they get.

August 12, 2026

•Technology and Innovation
The New Uninsured: Why California Needs a Coordinated Statewide Response

CHCF health policy director testifies to lawmakers about millions of people losing Medi-Cal coverage, and what the state can do about it.

August 07, 2026

•Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Keeping Medi-Cal Coverage Within Reach for People Experiencing Homelessness

States should have flexibility to create simplified pathways for documenting exemptions, reduce reporting burdens, and protect coverage during periods of instability.

August 06, 2026

•Homelessness, Medi-Cal
CalAIM at 5: Real Progress, Real Pressure

Now in its fifth year, CalAIM has invested $12 billion in housing, meals, and health services. Budget cuts now threaten its progress.

July 29, 2026

•Medi-Cal

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Patients See What Doctors Miss. It’s Time to Listen.

Lead, Partner, or Follow: A Framework for Advocacy

The Payment Model That’s Holding Back California’s Health Care System

Training Frontline Doctors in Communities, Not Hospitals

Trust Is a Clinical Outcome. Here’s What It Takes for Providers to Earn It.

Trust Takes Years to Build. Our Health System Breaks It Overnight.

When Funders Leave: 7 Principles for Responsible Philanthropic Exits

California Health Reform Requires Us to Take the Long View

Listening to the Frontlines: Kaiser Permanente’s Lessons on Integrating Doulas for Medi-Cal

The Coverage That Becomes a Maze

Immigrants Value Medi-Cal Coverage, But New Rules Risk Cutting Them Off

Can AI in Health Care Be Trusted? That’s Up to Us

The New Uninsured: Why California Needs a Coordinated Statewide Response

Keeping Medi-Cal Coverage Within Reach for People Experiencing Homelessness

CalAIM at 5: Real Progress, Real Pressure

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