The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
CHCF publishes reports, articles, issue briefs, explainers, data snapshots, infographics, fact sheets, and other resources to help make meaningful change in California’s health care system.
The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
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For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, California resumed its normal processes to redetermine eligibility for Medi-Cal enrollees in April 2023. It will be imperative to help many of these Californians transition to other types of coverage and…
Through a structured process with providers, health plan members, and CBOs, Molina Healthcare identified three lessons that might help other organizations collaborating with communities on reducing racial disparities in maternal health care.
In four short explainers learn about the Assisted Living Waiver, the Home and Community Based Alternatives Waiver, Multipurpose Senior Services Program Waiver, California Community Transitions and each program’s overlap and gaps with CalAIM Community Supports.
Health care is too expensive for many Californians. CHCF offers these resources that detail where health spending happens, why health care costs are increasing so rapidly, and what policymakers could consider to improve value in the system.
This playbook helps managed care plans, hospitals, and nursing homes manage complex patient discharges, offering strategies to use Medi-Cal benefits and services to improve patient outcomes.
This tool provides quick visual access to Medi-Cal enrollment figures – in total and by enrollee characteristics. The tool covers 2012 to the present and will be updated quarterly.
This updated guide outlines the five main steps of the health care billing cycle, with detailed instructions on how homeless services providers and community organizations can approach each activity.
This toolkit equips service providers, people experiencing homelessness, health enrollment navigators, and communities with the resources to keep current Medi-Cal members covered. It is available in English and Spanish.
This practical toolkit can help health care providers and community-based organizations in California maximize available funding to support existing street medicine programs, or develop new ones.