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  • Report

    Perceptions of Affordability Among Individual Market Enrollees in California in 2017

    A 2017 survey of Californians enrolled in the individual health insurance market reveals that 40% had trouble paying premiums and about one in four who needed care delayed care due to cost.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Amy Shin and two other people at a meeting
    Feature Story

    San Joaquin Health Plan CEO Built the Plane as She Was Flying It

    CEO Amy Shin of nonprofit Health Plan of San Joaquin started her job with a frantic first year of financial damage control, and now the plan is running with a higher level of sophistication and nearly $1 billion in annual…

    •Health Workforce
  • People attending a web conference

    MAT Coaching

    These individuals and organizations are available to offer coaching in a variety of areas related to successful opioid use disorder treatment and MAT integration in a range of settings.

    •Behavioral Health
  • People attending a web conference

    Academic Detailing

    •Behavioral Health
  • People attending a web conference
    Knowledge Center

    Opioid Safety Resource Catalog

    •Behavioral Health
  • Illustration of man looking at pie chart of his expenses
    Quick Read

    Jake, Tina, Bill, and Elena: The Faces of California’s Three Million Uninsured

    This video explores the reasons why three million Californians live without coverage through four characters: Jake, Tina, Bill, and Elena. See the barriers that stand between them and coverage — and what California can do to help.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Dr. Ron Berrol using a computer to review a patient medical record.
    Behind the Headline

    The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: As providers adopt new technologies, the debate over high-tech health care delivery has intensified. What does the future hold?

    •Health Workforce
  • Patient hugs clinician at Chapa de Clinic, in Grass Valley , CA
    Expert Perspective

    Jill’s Story: The Power of Telehealth in Rural California

    A woman living in rural California talks about how technology helped her overcome her community’s shortage of mental health practitioners to get counseling that put her life back on track. Watch the video and hear Jill’s story.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Doctor using videoconferencing for patient consultation
    Project

    Sustainable Models of Telehealth in the Safety Net

    Working with Medi-Cal managed care plans and community health centers across the state, CHCF is implementing the initiative, Sustainable Models of Telehealth in the Safety Net, to improve access to specialty care among Medi-Cal enrollees.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Report

    Eliminating the ACA’s Individual Mandate: How Would California Fare?

    The federal tax law of 2017 eliminates, beginning in 2019, the ACA’s financial penalty for not having health insurance. This paper describes how ACA provisions promote enrollment, the potential impact of the elimination of the penalty, and why California may…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Paramedic walking next to an ambulance
    Feature Story

    In Their Own Voices: California’s Community Paramedics Tell Their Stories

    A new form of care has taken hold in forward-looking emergency medical services agencies: community paramedicine. Across California, community paramedics in locally designed pilot projects are demonstrating different ways to prevent emergencies and connect people to the right care at the…

    •Health Workforce
  • Person searching for review on Yelp using laptop
    Behind the Headline

    Crowdsourcing for Newborns and Nursing Homes

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: In a use of technology in health care that may surprise some, the online review platform Yelp is helping more consumers find quality nursing homes.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Table showing Covered California enrollment numbers and market share, 2016 to 2018
    Data Insight

    Covered California Enrollment Rose a Strong 3.7% in 2018

    Despite federal efforts to eliminate cost-sharing subsidies and weaken the Affordable Care Act’s individual coverage, Covered California enrollment continued to rise in 2018.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Close up of person wringing hands
    Expert Perspective

    Addiction Treatment Comes to the Emergency Department

    In emergency rooms, people with opioid addiction are usually treated for their symptoms and referred to addiction treatment providers. Imagine instead if those patients were treated on the spot for the underlying disease of addiction.

    •Behavioral Health
  • Suboxone and Naloxone in a pharmacy setting.
    Project

    Medication-Assisted Treatment in Correctional Settings

    People with opioid addiction are at increased risk of overdose death immediately after release from jail or prison. To reduce this risk, California jails are starting to bring effective treatment — including medication-assisted treatment — into jail settings.

    •Behavioral Health