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  • Cover of Health Affairs Magazine, September 2018
    Behind the Headlines

    Health Affairs Looks at What’s Happening in the Golden State

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: California is often seen as a bellwether state — a leader in everything from clean energy to defending immigrant rights — so it’s no surprise that health care in California is the theme…

    •Facts and Data
  • Mother holds baby and looks off into the distance, while sitting in car
    Data Insight

    Listening to Mothers in California: Maternal Mental Health

    The Listening to Mothers in California survey was aimed at improving the experience and outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth by reporting women’s experiences and preferences on many topics, including maternal mental health. Women diagnosed with a mental health condition should…

    •Maternal Health
  • Doctor uses an e-consult with patient
    Behind the Headlines

    Tackling Health System Challenges, One at a Time

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: To make one giant leap for the US health care system, perhaps we need to channel Neil Armstrong and focus on the small steps. That’s the takeaway from a New York Times article…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Team from UCLA-Olive View Medical Center’s Positive Care Clinic—where staff from safety-net clinics build innovation skills rooted in design thinking principles and then apply them to pilot projects.
    Data Insight

    Overcoming Human Barriers to Tech Innovation in the Safety Net

    It isn’t financial and staff capacity that determines a safety-net organization’s ability to embrace technology-driven change. It’s executive leadership and organizational culture.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Senators McCain and Kennedy
    Behind the Headlines

    It’s Up to Us to Give Life to John McCain’s Legacy

    Our nation is not about the differences that drive us apart — it’s about the values that have bound us together through every test. Throughout his career and until his last breath, Senator McCain understood that.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • hospital emergency department entrance sign
    Expert Perspective

    The State of Emergency

    CHCF recently published the latest edition in its wide-ranging Almanac series, “California Emergency Departments: Use Grows as Coverage Expands.” Kristof Stremikis, director of CHCF’s Market Analysis and Insight team, talks about the important findings.

    •Facts and Data
  • External Resource

    Surgical Patients Who Take Buprenorphine Should Stay on Through the Perioperative Period

  • Dr. Andrew Herring of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., left, gave a dose of buprenorphine, a drug that eases the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, to a homeless man who collected cans to pay for bus fare to get to the hospital.
    Behind the Headlines

    The Only Wrong Door to Treatment Is a Revolving Door

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: With opioid-related deaths skyrocketing, an Oakland emergency physician has launched a program to initiate medication-assisted treatment before patients walk out the hospital door.

    •Homelessness
  • close up of man displayiong empty pocket
    Expert Perspective

    Have Out-of-Pocket Costs Peaked in California Workplace Health Plans?

    A new CHCF survey of participants in California’s employer-based insurance market shows that employers and workers may be reaching their limit on out-of-pocket spending.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Aretha Franklin At Park West American musician Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Park West Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1992. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
    Behind the Headlines

    Paying Our Respects to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

    All of us at CHCF are mourning the passing of one of the world’s great vocal artists.

    •Older Adults
  • closeup of calendar-style planner notebook
    Report

    What Might Happen in Federal Health Policy Before the Midterm Elections

    Our experts discuss the current legislative and regulatory agendas in Washington, DC, and explain how the outcome of the midterm elections will shape health policy for years to come.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • wedge of Swiss cheese
    Behind the Headlines

    California Resists a Return to ‘Swiss Cheese’ Health Plans

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: California legislators fear a return to the time when “Swiss cheese benefits” drove many consumers into bankruptcy.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Pastor Corey Kennard And Dr. Jessica Zitter discuss racial disparities at the end-of-life.
    Expert Perspective

    Race at the End of Life

    More than 150 years after the end of slavery, racial tension and mistrust of institutions surfaces in nearly every corner of American society. Our health care system is no exception — even at the end of life.

    •Health Equity
  • Insurance claim forms with a perscription bottle
    Behind the Headlines

    Short-Term Plans Could Short-Change Consumers

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: The Trump administration issued a final rule that insurers will be able to sell short-term plans that cover up to 12 months and can be renewed for up to 36 months. What does…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • River running through agricultural land.
    Case Study

    Medi-Cal Moves Addiction Treatment into the Mainstream

    A fundamental shift is underway in California to expand, improve, and reorganize Medi-Cal’s system for treating people with substance use disorders. This report summarizes the experiences of the first counties to implement this new approach.

    •Medi-Cal