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From MHSA to BHSA: How California’s Behavioral Health Policy Priorities Are Changing
California’s new Behavioral Health Services Act changes how counties allocate mental health funding. These publications highlight the key differences from the previous Mental Health Services Act.
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CalAIM Implementers Convening
More than 90 CalAIM implementers shared insights on promising practices and recommendations to strengthen California’s Medi-Cal transformation initiative. This brief summarizes their experiences and recommendations.
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How Much Will Covered California Premiums Cost in 2026?
We ran the numbers for five different family situations, and the results may surprise you.
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What Is a Midwife? — Policy at a Glance
Midwives, ob/gyns, and family physicians are trained to deliver babies in California. In California, a worsening ob/gyn shortage paired with hospital labor and delivery unit closures have generated urgency for expanding access to midwives.
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Enhancing Financial Sustainability for Street Medicine: Examining Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts with California Providers
This issue brief provides a snapshot of contracting efforts between a sample of Medi-Cal managed care plans and street medicine providers. It examines the impact that those contracts are having on street medicine providers’ financial sustainability.
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Maternity Workforce Insights
This series of conversations takes a look at the critical roles of doulas, lactation professionals, mental health professionals, and midwives.
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Behavioral Health Treatment Beds and Housing in California: An Explainer
Californians with serious mental illness or substance use disorder may face long waits accessing treatment beds or supportive housing. This explainer maps the continuum of behavioral health treatment beds and housing options in California so stakeholders across systems can see…
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CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views After 18 Months of Reforms
In this survey, nearly 1,200 people working to implement CalAIM programs at managed care plans, behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, and social service organizations share optimism and challenges.
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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in California Explained
CCBHCs have emerged as an approach for improving access and quality of care for people with behavioral health needs. This brief summarizes the CCBHC model and its history, and outlines opportunities in California.
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Health Equity Moonshot Lifts Off
StartUp Health is bringing Black, Latino/x, and female entrepreneurs together with health tech investors.
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The Case for Investing in Primary Care in California
Investing in primary care is crucial to address physician shortages, unequal access to care, and improve health outcomes for all Californians.
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Why Primary Care Matters for California
Investing in primary care is crucial to address physician shortages, unequal access to care, and improve health outcomes for all Californians.
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What’s Next for Federal Health Policy Under a Biden Administration?
In a CHCF webinar, national health policy expert Billy Wynne explains what he expects from the next president.
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Video: How Health Center Patients Benefit Under Patient-Centered Payment
This short animated video explains how old payment rules are hurting three fictional health center patients, Veronica, Michael, and Janelle, and how each would benefit under the switch to patient-centered payment.
