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CalAIM Explained: A Five-Year Plan to Transform Medi-Cal
California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) is a far-reaching, multiyear plan to transform California’s Medi-Cal program and to make it integrate more seamlessly with other social services. The goal of CalAIM is to improve outcomes for the millions of Californians…
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CalAIM Explained: Overview of New Programs and Key Changes
CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) will add new programs and make important reforms to many existing programs, bringing in significant federal matching dollars in addition to the millions allocated from the general fund. This explainer provides an overview of…
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Housing-Related Community Supports Implementation Tools
Housing-related Community Supports are Medi-Cal/CalAIM services that help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access and maintain stable housing. Read about these CHCF-funded tools.
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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.
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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.
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Perspectives from the Field: Up Close with ECM Providers
A research team of UCSF medical residents and fellows worked with a team from California’s Department of Health Care Services to interview 18 ECM organizations. Providers describe their implementation efforts, impact of the program so far, and rollout challenges.
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CalAIM Experiences: The Community-Connected Workforce
This survey of organizational leaders shows that those who employ community-connected workers have more positive experiences with CalAIM and better outcomes for the people they serve.
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CalAIM’s Trio of Housing Community Supports – Policy at a Glance
This fact sheet offers an overview of the three CalAIM Housing Community Supports.
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Sacramento Briefing: CalAIM Housing Community Supports
This CHCF briefing about the three housing-related Community Supports covered their importance for helping people move from homelessness to housing.
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Strengthening CalAIM’s Assisted Living Transitions: The Role of Community Care Hubs
Learn how community care hubs are helping expand access to CalAIM’s assisted living transitions Community Support by connecting managed care plans with residential facilities.
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CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views by Region in Year Three of Reforms
These five reports are drawn from a statewide survey conducted in summer 2024. They show how implementation of CalAIM is unfolding across five California regions: Bay Area, Central Coast, Central Valley, Northern California, and Southern California.
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Building Provider Networks for Enrollees in Both Medicare and Medi-Cal
Learn about the importance of provider networks in attracting new members to Medicare Medi-Cal Plans (also known as “EAE D-SNPs”). These new plans aim to make it easier for people to get the care and services they need while improving…
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Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program
Although the health system cannot fix every part of the homelessness crisis, there are important roles it can play. CHCF envisions a future where different systems work together effectively so people are housed and healthy.
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Sobering Centers
Although the health system cannot fix every part of the homelessness crisis, there are important roles it can play. CHCF envisions a future where different systems work together effectively so people are housed and healthy.
