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‘California Has the Power to Protect the Health of Our People’

CHCF President & CEO Sandra R. Hernández, MD, testifies at a California Assembly Health Committee hearing about state health policies in a difficult fiscal environment.

January 30, 2026

•Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal, Technology and Innovation

Expert Perspective

The Future of Medi-Cal: Bold Ideas for the Next Decade

Kara Carter and Chris Perrone share six winning concepts selected by CHCF to inform the Future of Medi-Cal Commission, which is drafting a roadmap for California’s health system.

January 23, 2026

•Medi-Cal

Inside CHCF

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.

December 11, 2025

Behind the Headlines

How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers

H.R. 1 cuts $30 billion a year from Medi-Cal, reducing access, increasing costs, and threatening hospitals and vulnerable patients.

October 3, 2025

•Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal

Report

Covering the Uninsured: Considerations for California as It Prepares for Coverage Losses

This paper outlines considerations for California policy makers and health care leaders about how to cover those who may become uninsured starting in 2026 due to state and federal policy changes.

September 5, 2025

•Health Insurance Coverage

Report

Covering the Uninsured: A National Scan of State-Based Coverage for Immigrants

This issue brief provides a snapshot of the options available to states up until now to provide health care coverage to undocumented and lawfully present immigrants.

September 4, 2025

•Health Insurance Coverage

Feature Story

60 Years of Medicaid

The legacy of Medi-Cal — and the road ahead.

July 28, 2025

•Medi-Cal

Report

Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: Enrollee Experiences and How They Would Fix Renewals

This research summarizes the experiences of Medi-Cal enrollees procedurally disenrolled during the Medi-Cal “unwinding” and their recommendations to improve Medi-Cal renewals.

June 26, 2025

•Health Insurance Coverage

Report

Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: How California Protected Coverage and Policy Options to Improve Renewals

This report examines California’s approach to the Medi-Cal unwinding, highlights key successes and challenges, and identifies opportunities to improve future Medi-Cal renewals.

June 26, 2025

•Health Insurance Coverage

Behind the Headlines

‘I’m Really Scared’: Elderly and Disabled Californians With More Than $2,000 Could Lose Medi-Cal

Health advocates say the proposal to reinstate the Medi-Cal asset limit would keep people in poverty while Governor Gavin Newsom says it’s essential to cut rising costs.

June 5, 2025

•Medi-Cal

Tool

Medi-Cal and the End of the Federal Continuous Coverage Requirement

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…

April 4, 2025

•Medi-Cal

Quick Read

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.

January 28, 2025

•Older Adults

Quick Read

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.

January 22, 2025

•Medi-Cal

Feature Story

Medi-Cal Member Committee Puts Enrollees Front and Center

Advisory panel provides direct input and feedback from enrollees and their caregivers to the program’s director and her top aides.

October 7, 2024

•Medi-Cal

Behind the Headlines

Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

The Trump-era public charge rule is gone, but people remain wary of signing up for newly expanded health benefits.

October 1, 2024

•Medi-Cal

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‘California Has the Power to Protect the Health of Our People’

The Future of Medi-Cal: Bold Ideas for the Next Decade

Our Top 10 Reads of 2025

How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers

Covering the Uninsured: Considerations for California as It Prepares for Coverage Losses

Covering the Uninsured: A National Scan of State-Based Coverage for Immigrants

60 Years of Medicaid

Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: Enrollee Experiences and How They Would Fix Renewals

Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: How California Protected Coverage and Policy Options to Improve Renewals

‘I’m Really Scared’: Elderly and Disabled Californians With More Than $2,000 Could Lose Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal and the End of the Federal Continuous Coverage Requirement

Provider Network Alignment: A Critical Factor for Success in Medicare Medi-Cal Plans – Policy at a Glance

Medi-Cal and the Federal Government — Policy at a Glance

Medi-Cal Member Committee Puts Enrollees Front and Center

Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

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