-
Resource
CalAIM Explained: A Five-Year Plan to Transform Medi-Cal
California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) is a far-reaching, multiyear plan to transform California’s Medi-Cal program and to make it integrate more seamlessly with other social services. The goal of CalAIM is to improve outcomes for the millions of Californians…
-
Resource
CalAIM Explained: Overview of New Programs and Key Changes
CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) will add new programs and make important reforms to many existing programs, bringing in significant federal matching dollars in addition to the millions allocated from the general fund. This explainer provides an overview of…
-
-
Blog
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.
-
Blog
Medi-Cal Reentry Services Enhance Health Care Access After Release From Jails or Prisons
Pre-release services provided by Medi-Cal are helping Californians exiting jail or prison get the health care, housing, and support they need.
-
Resource
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.
-
Blog
Rural Hospital System Cuts Readmissions, Changes Lives With Enhanced Care Management
Going beyond clinic walls to coordinate care proves vital for Medi-Cal enrollees with complex care needs, including homelessness.
-
Resource
Housing-Related Community Supports Implementation Tools
Housing-related Community Supports are Medi-Cal/CalAIM services that help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access and maintain stable housing. Read about these CHCF-funded tools.
-
Resource
Our Top 10 Reads of 2025
CHCF’s most popular resources of 2025 reflected your need to understand unprecedented changes in the state health care system.
-
Resource
Sobering Centers Explained, 2025 Updates
The landscape of sobering care in California has undergone substantial transformation in recent years. This report captures key lessons from the sobering centers that now serve 16 California counties.
-
Resource
Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: People Who Use a Language Other Than English
Learn about the health care and social services needs directly from people with complex needs who speak a language other than English.
-
Resource
Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Rural Californians
People living in rural Northern California face unique health and social needs. Hear from residents, including Native Americans, about their challenges and what they say could help.
-
-
Resource
How Health Plans Can Improve the Medi-Cal Experience for Members with Complex Needs
This step-by-step guide offers tips to managed care plans to craft member engagement strategies in developing and implementing successful programs.
-
Resource
Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Transitioning from Incarceration
People leaving jail or prison often experience multiple health and social needs all at once. This fact sheet draws on interviews with people leaving incarceration to better understand their needs.
