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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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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.
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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.
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Scaling and Sustaining Community Health Work: An Evaluation of the Amplifying Impact Initiative
CHCF’s Amplifying Impact Initiative helped 28 California organizations expand community health worker services under Medi-Cal. Evaluation findings show trusted relationships, regional collaboratives, and workforce investment drive scale. But financial sustainability remains the central challenge.
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Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California
California has set an ambitious goal to increase primary care spending to 15% of health care expenditures by 2034. This issue brief outlines six practical strategies health plans can use to strengthen primary care, improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and…
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Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026
Los Angeles is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
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Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices
This publication offers voluntary best practices for training community health workers, promotores, and representatives, helping programs strengthen quality while preserving community roots. Developed through broad stakeholder input, it promotes accessible, culturally responsive training that supports a trusted workforce statewide.
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How California’s Public Purchasers Are Joining Forces to Strengthen Primary Care
The medical leaders of the state’s largest public payers are using their collective clout to move primary care toward the center of the health care system.
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California’s Community Clinics Almanac — 2026 Edition
California Community Clinics: 2026 Edition presents data on FQHCs and other community clinics that serve Californians with low incomes.
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Primary Care Matters
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Trust and Distrust in California’s Health Care System: A 2026 Statewide Survey
Nearly half of Californians lack trust in the health care system, with cost barriers and lack of a regular doctor deepening distrust, a new CHCF-funded poll finds.
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Inland Empire — Regional Market Report 2026
The Inland Empire is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
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To Unlock Better Health, California Doubles Down on Primary Care
California aims to grow primary care spending to 15% of total health spending. Learn how organizations are collaborating to reach that goal.
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Six Bold Ideas for the Future of Medi-Cal
Six proposals explore how Medi-Cal could strengthen coverage, financing, and care delivery in the decade ahead.
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San Francisco Bay Area — Regional Market Report 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
