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How AI-Powered Outreach Is Helping Californians Keep Their Medi-Cal Coverage

Careforce artificial intelligence technology enables Kern Family Health Care to facilitate renewal of thousands of enrollees at risk of losing coverage.

July 16, 2026

•Health Equity, Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Report

National Health Spending — 2026 Edition

July 13, 2026

•Facts and Data, Health Care Costs/Affordability
Expert Perspective

The 2026-27 Budget Is Final. Here Are 5 Health Policy Questions Facing California’s Next Governor

Lawmakers deferred tough choices on Medi-Cal, coverage, workforce, and AI to whoever wins November’s race and takes office in January.

July 13, 2026

•Health Insurance Coverage, Health Workforce, Medi-Cal, Technology and Innovation
Report

Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California

California has set an ambitious goal to increase primary care spending to 15% of health care expenditures by 2034. This issue brief outlines six practical strategies health plans can use to strengthen primary care, improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and…

July 09, 2026

•Health Equity, Health Workforce, Primary Care
Report

Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026

Los Angeles is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

July 07, 2026

•Facts and Data, Health Insurance Coverage
Report

Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices

This publication offers voluntary best practices for training community health workers, promotores, and representatives, helping programs strengthen quality while preserving community roots. Developed through broad stakeholder input, it promotes accessible, culturally responsive training that supports a trusted workforce statewide.

July 02, 2026

•Health Workforce
Report

In Their Own Words: How Undocumented Californians Are Navigating Medi-Cal Changes and Immigration Enforcement

Based on interviews with 39 undocumented Californians, this report examines how Medi-Cal policy changes and immigration enforcement are shaping health care decisions, coverage stability, trust, and access to care.

June 26, 2026

•Health Equity, Medi-Cal
Quick Read

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.

June 25, 2026

•Behavioral Health
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What is the H.R. 1 Work Requirement and How will it Affect Californians with Medi-Cal? Policy at a Glance

June 05, 2026

•Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
Expert Perspective

Mitchell Exits California’s Health Care Affordability Board With a Warning: The System Will Not Reform Itself

After three years helping build the nation’s strongest state cost reform framework, a board member says patients, employers, and policymakers must drive the change.

June 05, 2026

•Health Care Costs/Affordability
Tool

Medi-Cal in the H.R. 1 Era: Resources for the Field

Understand the Medi-Cal HR1 changes and their effects on California’s Medicaid program. See updates on upcoming policy shifts.

June 01, 2026

•Medi-Cal
Quick Read

What Is a Clubhouse for People with Serious Mental Illness?

This fact sheet explains how Clubhouses are an evidence-based model of community care designed to support the recovery of people living with serious mental illness.

June 01, 2026

•Behavioral Health
Quick Read

What Are Home and Community-Based Services?

This fact sheet series breaks down the essential components of Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services, which are critical for helping older adults and people with disabilities live independently and thrive.

June 01, 2026

•Older Adults
Expert Perspective

How California’s Public Purchasers Are Joining Forces to Strengthen Primary Care

The medical leaders of the state’s largest public payers are using their collective clout to move primary care toward the center of the health care system.

May 29, 2026

•Medi-Cal, Primary Care
Report

California’s Community Clinics Almanac — 2026 Edition

California Community Clinics: 2026 Edition presents data on FQHCs and other community clinics that serve Californians with low incomes.

May 28, 2026

•Primary Care

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How AI-Powered Outreach Is Helping Californians Keep Their Medi-Cal Coverage

National Health Spending — 2026 Edition

The 2026-27 Budget Is Final. Here Are 5 Health Policy Questions Facing California’s Next Governor

Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California

Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026

Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices

In Their Own Words: How Undocumented Californians Are Navigating Medi-Cal Changes and Immigration Enforcement

From MHSA to BHSA: How California’s Behavioral Health Policy Priorities Are Changing

What is the H.R. 1 Work Requirement and How will it Affect Californians with Medi-Cal? Policy at a Glance

Mitchell Exits California’s Health Care Affordability Board With a Warning: The System Will Not Reform Itself

Medi-Cal in the H.R. 1 Era: Resources for the Field

What Is a Clubhouse for People with Serious Mental Illness?

What Are Home and Community-Based Services?

How California’s Public Purchasers Are Joining Forces to Strengthen Primary Care

California’s Community Clinics Almanac — 2026 Edition

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