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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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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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When Funders Leave: 7 Principles for Responsible Philanthropic Exits
Experts in grantmaking help funders plan responsible philanthropic exits that protect partners, sustain progress, and reduce disruption.
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California Health Reform Requires Us to Take the Long View
California spends over $1 billion a day on health care. A former lawmaker explains why lasting reform demands a unified approach to controlling costs.
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The Coverage That Becomes a Maze
When paperwork errors knock dually eligible Californians off Medi-Cal, they lose more than care. They lose faith in the health care system.
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Can AI in Health Care Be Trusted? That’s Up to Us
Building trust in health care AI takes transparency, human oversight, and patients who question the answers they get.
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The New Uninsured: Why California Needs a Coordinated Statewide Response
CHCF health policy director testifies to lawmakers about millions of people losing Medi-Cal coverage, and what the state can do about it.
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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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CalAIM at 5: Real Progress, Real Pressure
Now in its fifth year, CalAIM has invested $12 billion in housing, meals, and health services. Budget cuts now threaten its progress.
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What the Data Tell Us About the 730,000 Californians Who Have Left Medi-Cal
Total enrollment fell 5% between June 2025 and March 2026, with undocumented children and young adults hit hardest.
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The 2026-27 Budget Is Final. Here Are 5 Health Policy Questions Facing California’s Next Governor
Lawmakers deferred tough choices on Medi-Cal, coverage, workforce, and AI to whoever wins November’s race and takes office in January.
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Mitchell Exits California’s Health Care Affordability Board With a Warning: The System Will Not Reform Itself
After three years helping build the nation’s strongest state cost reform framework, a board member says patients, employers, and policymakers must drive the change.
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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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Millions of Californians Are Expected to Become Uninsured. State Leaders Have Big Decisions to Make
A CHCF analysis outlines statewide policy options, costs, and trade-offs to protect their health coverage.
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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.
