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  • Behind the Headlines

    Immigrants and the New Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Rule

    The Department of Homeland Security has released highly anticipated proposed changes to “public charge” rules that could disqualify many immigrants from gaining permanent residency in the US. Our Washington, DC, experts explain what the proposals mean.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Portrait of Latino couple, close up
    Data Insight

    With Private Health Insurance, Immigrants in California Give More Than They Get

    Immigrants in California contributed far more in premiums for private health insurance coverage than their insurers paid out for their care from 2008 to 2014, according to new research.

    •Health Equity
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    Tool

    CIN Resource Page: Addressing Social Needs That Impact Health

    This California Improvement Network resource page focuses on tools and strategies for improving health outcomes by addressing patients’ social needs, including how to prioritize social needs strategies, supporting staff in effectively addressing social needs, and building partnerships with community-based organizations.

    •Health Equity
  • blue pills are sorted for packaging by machine
    Behind the Headlines

    Opioid Use in America: The ‘Pursuit of Oblivion’

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: The House overwhelmingly passed a comprehensive bill to battle the opioid crisis on Friday, September 28, and now the bill moves to the Senate. The legislation is a start, but journalists report that…

    •Behavioral Health
  • Participant at PRIMED Nashville event places notes on easel.
    Expert Perspective

    Medicaid Road Trip

    CHCF is hitting the road to hear from other states’ health plans, providers, entrepreneurs, investors, and state officials about how technology could improve all 51 Medicaid programs in the states and DC. Through those conversations, we hope to identify a…

    •Technology and Innovation
  • provider wearing scrubs looks at the hand of little girl during a medical exam.
    Report

    California’s Physician Assistants: How Scope of Practice Laws Impact Care

    Physician assistants (PAs) provide high-quality care and are more likely to work in rural areas and with underserved populations than are physicians. This paper offers an overview of how PAs operate in California, and explores the research behind the evidence…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Behind the Headlines

    California: Leading the Way?

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Health care researchers, economists, providers, and journalists gathered on September 17 to grapple with the billion-dollar question that Health Affairs posed in its September theme issue, “California: Leading the Way?”

    •Primary Care
  • Inside CHCF

    CHCF Health Care Leadership Program Announces New Class of Fellows (2018–2020)

    Thirty-two clinical leaders have been selected to participate in the California Health Care Foundation’s Health Care Leadership Program to expand their management skills and meet the challenges facing our state’s health care system.

  • Protesters march to protect the Affordable Care Act
    Behind the Headlines

    In High-Stakes Game of Texas Hold ’Em, Millions Could Lose Coverage

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: A losing hand in a high-stakes legal fight in Texas over the validity of the Affordable Care Act could cause tens of millions of Americans, including many with preexisting conditions, to lose health…

    •Health Insurance Coverage
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    Data Insight

    Listening to Mothers in California

    More than 2,500 women share their attitudes and experiences of childbirth. The results reveal what is and isn’t working with maternity care in the Golden State, including key opportunities to advance birth equity and address maternal mental health.

    •Facts and Data
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    Expert Perspective

    American Health Systems Use Technology to Empower Primary Care Docs

    Many health care systems are changing the way they operate and embracing new technologies to better organize care delivery while addressing the worsening shortage of physicians.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Inside CHCF

    Not Listening to Mothers

    A new major survey finds a significant disconnect between the maternity care women want and the care they end up getting. The results of Listening to Mothers in California, released today, reveal what is and isn’t working with maternity care…

  • Pregnant womewn in a childbirth class.
    Report

    Data Snapshot: Listening to Mothers in California

    This wide-ranging population survey asked Californian women about their experiences with childbirth and health care, in both English and Spanish.

    •Maternal Health
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    Infographic: The Overmedicalization of Childbirth

    This infographic highlights results from a survey of California mothers that finds women are getting too many unwanted and unneeded interventions during childbirth, even when less invasive alternatives are available.

    •Maternal Health
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    National Partnership for Women & Families: Listening to Mothers in California