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Conexiones: Primary Care Access Project
The Conexiones: Primary Care Access Project sought to improve primary care access and utilization among Latino/a/x Medi-Cal members in LA County and the San Joaquin Valley.
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Blog
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.
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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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In Their Own Words: How Undocumented Californians Are Navigating Medi-Cal Changes and Immigration Enforcement
Based on interviews with 39 undocumented Californians, this report examines how Medi-Cal policy changes and immigration enforcement are shaping health care decisions, coverage stability, trust, and access to care.
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Immigrants in California’s Health Workforce: How Federal Policy Changes Threaten Access to Care
This explainer examines how recent federal immigration policy changes could disrupt workforce recruitment, deepen provider shortages, and threaten access to culturally and linguistically concordant care across California.
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The Long Tail of Bias: Clinical Algorithms and A Path to Equitable Care in California
Clinical tools that use race as a biological proxy continue to shape care in California. This brief maps the problem and calls for coordinated action to eliminate them.
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Almanac
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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Almanac
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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Blog
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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Blog
Civic Media Pioneer Builds Trusted Information Source for Immigrants
By bridging the worlds of traditional news gathering and community service, Madeleine Bair established an innovative participatory journalism model.
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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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Almanac
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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Blog
Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment
The Trump-era public charge rule is gone, but people remain wary of signing up for newly expanded health benefits.
