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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.

    •Behavioral Health
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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.

    •Behavioral Health, Homelessness, Medi-Cal
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    Medi-Cal and Seniors — Policy at a Glance

    •Older Adults
  • Midwife talks to new mother holding baby in the hospital.
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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.

    •Maternal Health
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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…

    •Behavioral Health
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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.

    •CalAIM, Medi-Cal, Regions, Surveys and Polls
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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.

    •Behavioral Health
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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.

    •CalAIM, Health Workforce, Medi-Cal, Primary Care, Primary Care Transformation
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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.

    •Health Workforce
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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.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
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    Health Care Sharing Ministries: Characteristics and California Market

    This presentation describes health care sharing ministries (HCSMs), how prevalent they are in California, the current landscape of state and federal regulations around them, and potential questions for regulators.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
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    Older Californians Struggle to Afford Lowest-Cost Plans on Covered California

    Older Californians who earn slightly above the maximum to qualify for federal ACA subsidies are particularly vulnerable to the high cost of health coverage in the individual market. Even the lowest-cost Covered California bronze plans have premiums that can be…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability, Older Adults
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    California Opioid Safety Network

    The California Opioid Safety Network is a community of local coalitions working across California to share strategies and best practices toward the shared goal of reducing opioid addiction and deaths.

    •Behavioral Health