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  • Data Insight

    California’s Behavioral Health Data Landscape

    This paper delivers a comprehensive overview of behavioral health data requirements and structures in California.

    •Behavioral Health
  • Data Insight

    CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views in Year Three of Reforms

    This is the second survey in as many years of people working on the ground at behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, managed care plans, and social services organizations that launch and run CalAIM’s many new programs. Learn about their successes…

    •Medi-Cal
  • Medical practitioner helps patient walk with assistive device.
    Report

    Long-Term Care in California — 2024 Edition

    This Almanac describes the state’s supply, use, and quality of long-term care, including Medi-Cal’s long-term services and supports, nursing facilities, assisted living, and home health care.

    •Facts and Data
  • Dr. Felipe Arredondo
    Feature Story

    UC Davis Trains Future Doctors for Underserved Communities

    UC Davis has worked diligently for 15 years to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of its medical students, with the goal of improving health care for underserved populations in California.

    •Health Workforce
  • Home health aid helps client in the kitchen
    Report

    Personal Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities — Policy at a Glance

    Personal care services are essential for many people who need assistance with daily activities like dressing and eating. Learn why many people cannot access these services and what policymakers can do to improve access.

    •Older Adults
  • Tool

    Evaluating Innovations in Medicaid

    This Evaluation Toolkit is designed for founders of digital health companies whose products aim to improve health outcomes or promote health equity.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Illustration of a person using Motivo platform to complete their medical supervision requirement.
    Expert Perspective

    Motivo Health: Helping Unclog California’s Behavioral Health Worker Pipeline

    An innovative startup removes obstacles that have slowed the licensing of sorely needed therapists. Listen to the Making Waves in Health Tech podcast to hear the full story.

    •Health Workforce
  • Report

    Breaking Down Barriers to Personal Care: Unlocking Vital Services for Those Who Need Them Most

    Personal care services are essential for older adults and people with disabilities who need regular help with tasks like dressing, eating, and house cleaning. But too many people cannot access these services. This paper offers policy recommendations to address these…

    •Older Adults
  • Harmony Young
    Expert Perspective

    Ambitious PACE Organizations Expand Services Under CalAIM

    Working with Medi-Cal managed care plans, PACE programs are offering a wider range of social supports to new populations.

    •Older Adults
  • Dr. S. Monica Soni, chief medical officer of Covered California
    Behind the Headlines

    Covered California Starts Innovative Program to Improve Population Health

    The state’s health insurance marketplace is investing $15 million in a population health initiative to improve the overall well-being of 1.8 million enrollees.

    •Health Equity
  • Illustration of a group of older Black people
    Report

    Listening to Older Black Californians

    The intersection of racism and health care significantly impacts Black Americans, especially as they age. These reports feature the voices of Black Californians (age 45 and up) about the health inequities they face and how they pursue high-quality health care.

    •Older Adults
  • Taking pulse
    Report

    California’s Nurses Almanac — 2024 Edition

    Nursing is the single largest health profession in California. These quick reference guides use the most recent data available to look at nursing supply, demographics, education, and distribution, as well as pay for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed vocational nurses…

    •Facts and Data
  • Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart, Amber Williams
    Feature Story

    Santa Cruz Sobering Center Benefits Patients and County Justice System

    County residents support this low-barrier entry point to substance use treatment and mental health care.

    •Behavioral Health
  • blue medical scrubs hanging on hooks
    Report

    California’s Health Care Workforce Almanac — 2024 Edition

    California’s health care industry employed more than 1.8 million people in 2022. Seven Almanac quick reference guides provide data on wages, education, and workplaces for selected health professions.

    •Facts and Data
  • Doctor listens to heartbeat of small child
    Report

    Strengthening Independent Primary Care Practice in California

    The objective of this brief is to increase understanding of small independent primary care practices in California among purchasers and policymakers, with the goal of identifying opportunities to strengthen and sustain them.

    •Primary Care