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Blog
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.
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Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax
LA County’s June ballot includes a half-cent sales tax that could generate $1 billion a year to protect community clinics from Medi-Cal cuts.
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CalAIM Implementers Convening
More than 90 CalAIM implementers shared insights on promising practices and recommendations to strengthen California’s Medi-Cal transformation initiative. This brief summarizes their experiences and recommendations.
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Webinar — Street Medicine: A Critical Pathway for Behavioral Health in California
This webinar convened leaders from street medicine, county behavioral health, and Medi-Cal managed care to explore how street medicine can strengthen behavioral health care for unhoused Californians.
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Homebase Transitional Rent Resources
These Transitional Rent resources provide implementation guidance for Medi-Cal managed care plans, counties, behavioral health agencies, Continuums of Care, and housing and homeless providers.
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Conducting a Needs and Assets Assessment for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Adults 50+ are the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness. This toolkit helps communities assess needs, map assets, and build equity-centered strategies to improve health outcomes.
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Street Medicine Team’s Behavioral Health Care Builds Trust with Inland Empire’s Unhoused Residents
Long-acting injectables and other medications offer lifelines to patients with substance-use disorder and mental health challenges
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Street Medicine: A Critical Pathway for Behavioral Health in California
The California Street Medicine Collaborative is the statewide voice for street medicine. It brings together more than 80 street-medicine programs, more than 1000 members, and more than 275 organizations to strengthen the field statewide. Hosted by USC Street Medicine, the…
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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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Webinar — Understanding Health & Homelessness
This webinar highlighted findings from the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative report Toward Thriving: Understanding Health & Homelessness, with insights from the report’s lead author and experts from across the health and homelessness systems.
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The Rising Trend of Specialized Recuperative Care
As California’s recuperative care field rapidly expands under CalAIM, providers are discovering that one-size-fits-all approaches don’t adequately meet patient needs. This article profiles four California recuperative care programs that developed specialized services for people in specific demographics, including women and…
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A Guide to Starting a Recuperative Care Program in California
This practical guide provides step-by-step instructions for organizations looking to start or enhance recuperative care programs in California. It includes specific guidance on navigating California’s policy landscape and leveraging CalAIM funding.
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Certification for Medical Respite Programs
The goal of this voluntary certification is to improve the quality and consistency of care across medical respite care programs. It provides a reliable way for a facility to be assessed by hospitals, managed care plans, and others that refer…
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Medical Respite – Policy at a Glance
Learn how medical respite improves health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness while saving money across the health care system.
