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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.
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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.
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Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2026 Edition
The Maternity Care in California Almanac provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. This report compares California data to national averages, metrics by race/ethnicity, and trends in the specialty.
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California Latino Health Almanac — 2025 Edition
The California Latino Health Almanac serves as a vital resource for highlighting key opportunities to improve health outcomes and promote a healthier California.
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New Latino Health Almanac Provides a Roadmap to Better Care and Prosperity in California
Data insights reveal challenges and opportunities to improve care and well-being across diverse Latino/x communities in California.
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Latino/x Health Equity
CHCF is working to improve health care for all Californians. That broader effort includes more tailored efforts to eliminate disparities in health care for Latino/x Californians — the state’s largest ethnic group. We analyze language access, immigration status impacts, and…
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Quality of Care: Children’s Health Almanac — 2024 Edition
This set of quality measures focuses on children’s health and reports the most recently available data.
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On National Latino Physician Day, Focus on Bridging the Digital Divide
Shouldn’t contacting a doctor be as easy as sending a text message? Culturally and linguistically competent digital health tools offer a solution for the Latino/x community.
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At Fresno Event, CHCF Presents Data on Health Inequities in the Central Valley
Research puts the focus on limited access to health care services for residents of California’s agricultural heartland.
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Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California Almanac — 2024 Edition
Disparities among historically marginalized groups in California occur across many demographic categories. This Almanac provides data that show how people of color face barriers in accessing health care, often receive suboptimal treatment, and are most likely to experience poor outcomes…
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How to Identify and Support Emerging Risk Medi-Cal Members with Complex Social and Behavioral Needs
Many Medi-Cal enrollees with diabetes have unmet behavioral and social needs. Medi-Cal health plans and providers are identifying how to reduce barriers to care and better support patients’ health.
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Spanish Speakers Face Bias When Seeking Mental Health Care
More resources are needed to support these patients at the critical point when they interact with schedulers of behavioral health services, according to a RAND Corporation study.
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California Achieves Lowest Uninsured Rate Ever in 2022
California achieved its lowest uninsured rate ever in 2022, in large part due to federal pandemic policy that prohibited disenrollments in Medi-Cal. Amid improvements, racial disparities persisted.
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Why Increasing the Number of Latino Physicians Is So Important for California
California has a lot of work to do to build a representative physician workforce. Latinos account for just 6% of physicians, despite making up 39% of the state’s population.
