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How Many in Your Area Are Uninsured — and Why?

The state is considering a variety of proposals to cover the remaining three million Californians who lack insurance. Explore data that show the number of remaining uninsured in California by region and eligibility.

May 9, 2018

•Health Insurance Coverage
Expert Perspective

A Prescription for Performance Assessment and Accountability in Medi-Cal

An expert in US and state health policy explains how federal regulations provide an overdue opportunity for Medi-Cal to reconsider how managed care is organized and incentivized.

May 8, 2018

•Medi-Cal
Behind the Headlines

Essential Coverage: The Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week

Welcome to the first edition of Essential Coverage. Every Friday, we’ll send you into the weekend with a recap of stories we found worth reading — stories covering all our topics, from health reform to maternal health, to opioid safety,…

May 4, 2018

•Health Equity
Inside CHCF

CHCF Announces Two New Board Members

CHCF’s newest board members, David Carlisle, MD, and Lynne Chou O’Keefe, bring knowledge and passion to improve health care for Californians with low incomes.

May 4, 2018
Quick Read

Is Bigger Better? Exploring How System Membership Impacts Rural Hospitals

Research finds that system membership doesn’t always lead to increased stability for California’s rural hospitals.

May 3, 2018

•Health Care Costs/Affordability
Report

Underfunded Residency Programs Spur Local Efforts to Ease Doctor Shortage

Federal residency funding has remained stagnant for decades while the number of medical schools increases and doctors from other countries arrive to compete for positions in training. A physician describes the implications. (Photo: Dean Ishida/UCLA)

May 3, 2018

•Health Workforce
Data Insight

Leaning in to Succeed in Public Hospitals

In this issue brief, two Bay Area health care leaders describe the successes and challenges that came with adopting Lean methodologies in their hospitals.

May 2, 2018

•Primary Care
Feature Story

Herrmann Spetzler Remembered as ‘Visionary’ Who Developed California Rural Clinics

Spetzler’s unexpected death shocked a rural community that had coalesced around his charismatic personality and irresistible vision for a health care system accessible to everyone regardless of income.

May 1, 2018

•Primary Care
Report

Short-Term Plans Could Bring Long-Term Risks to California’s Individual Market

The Trump administration could cause an expansion of short-term, limited-duration insurance in California. This report discusses the potential implications for California’s individual health insurance market.

April 27, 2018

•Health Insurance Coverage
Expert Perspective

Refreshed California Improvement Network Set to Spread Ideas for Better Care

Boasting a new program office, a strong slate of partners, and refreshed agenda of focused topic areas, the California Improvement Network is working with renewed energy to spread innovation in care delivery.

April 26, 2018

•Health Workforce
Behind the Headlines

First Lady Barbara Bush’s Treatment Decision — and the Words Behind It

As a society, we often struggle with nuance around complex ideas that mean different things to different people, especially with subjects we don’t want to face. End-of-life care is one of them.

April 19, 2018

•Older Adults
Expert Perspective

New CHCF Investment Streamlines Care Coordination in the Safety Net

Health care providers cannot effectively coordinate a patient’s care without access to a shared set of accurate clinical information about that patient. That’s what Collective Medical aims to provide, and that’s why it has received the CHCF Innovation Fund’s latest…

April 18, 2018

•Technology and Innovation
Expert Perspective

CIN Connections, Spring 2018 — Healing the Healers

The spring 2018 edition of CIN Connections offers actionable information on tackling provider burnout and promoting well-being.

April 10, 2018

•Health Workforce
Report

What Does Alex Azar’s Plan for Value-Based Care Really Mean?

Policymakers and health care stakeholders are eager to see how Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s actions square with his ambitious rhetoric about using “value-based transformation” to reinvent the US health care system.

April 9, 2018

•Primary Care
Report

For Better Outcomes and Significant Savings, Medi-Cal Must Pay Health Plans Differently

California can strengthen its use of payment as a tool to drive performance improvements and create greater value in the Medi-Cal program, and to enhance care for Medi-Cal’s more than 13 million members.

April 4, 2018

•Medi-Cal

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How Many in Your Area Are Uninsured — and Why?

A Prescription for Performance Assessment and Accountability in Medi-Cal

Essential Coverage: The Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week

CHCF Announces Two New Board Members

Is Bigger Better? Exploring How System Membership Impacts Rural Hospitals

Underfunded Residency Programs Spur Local Efforts to Ease Doctor Shortage

Leaning in to Succeed in Public Hospitals

Herrmann Spetzler Remembered as ‘Visionary’ Who Developed California Rural Clinics

Short-Term Plans Could Bring Long-Term Risks to California’s Individual Market

Refreshed California Improvement Network Set to Spread Ideas for Better Care

First Lady Barbara Bush’s Treatment Decision — and the Words Behind It

New CHCF Investment Streamlines Care Coordination in the Safety Net

CIN Connections, Spring 2018 — Healing the Healers

What Does Alex Azar’s Plan for Value-Based Care Really Mean?

For Better Outcomes and Significant Savings, Medi-Cal Must Pay Health Plans Differently

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