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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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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.
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What Is a Birth Center?
Despite offering high-quality perinatal care, 80% of California’s licensed birth centers have closed in five years. This fact sheet examines the compounding challenges that birth centers face.
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What Is Lay Counseling?
This fact sheet shows how lay counselors can bridge the mental health workforce gap by providing evidence-based support comparable to that offered by licensed therapists.
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CalAIM’s Trio of Housing Community Supports – Policy at a Glance
This fact sheet offers an overview of the three CalAIM Housing Community Supports.
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Provider Network Alignment: A Critical Factor for Success in Medicare Medi-Cal Plans – Policy at a Glance
These “EAE D-SNP” plans will be more appealing to dually eligible enrollees if they can access the health care providers they know. This quick read shows strategies in developing optimal provider networks.
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Medi-Cal and the Federal Government — Policy at a Glance
Learn some of the basics about the Medi-Cal program, including the important role that the federal government plays in funding and overseeing the program.
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Personal Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities — Policy at a Glance
Personal care services are essential for many people who need assistance with daily activities like dressing and eating. Learn why many people cannot access these services and what policymakers can do to improve access.
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Key Takeaways from Medi-Cal Redetermination Data
After the COVID pandemic, California returned to requiring enrollees to annually renew their Medi-Cal coverage. CHCF is monitoring data from the state to understand who is getting disenrolled from the program and why.
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Improving Medi-Cal Communications for Seniors and People with Disabilities
This deck summarizes how to improve written communications to enrollees in Medi-Cal’s Aged, Blind, and Disabled and Share of Cost programs.
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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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Strategies for Recruiting and Nurturing a Thriving Health Workforce
Employers must understand and respond to staff priorities, strategize and implement career pathways, and cultivate a workplace culture of care.
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Understanding Indigenous Communities to Support Their Health Needs
Indigenous communities in California and throughout the United States face striking health disparities. Learn three ways that health and social services organizations can address these inequities.
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Equity in CalAIM: How to Identify Patients Who Will Benefit Most
One commonly used approach for identifying people with complex needs is analyzing health care utilization data. Yet this approach risks missing people with high needs who may not use services. In this short paper, the authors summarize insights from experts…
