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    Expert Perspective

    Celebrating a New Era in Health Coverage

    California has removed immigration status as a barrier to enrollment in Medi-Cal — a policy change with profound implications for immigrant families and an inspiration to keep fighting for health equity.


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    Knowledge Center

    The Problem


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    Knowledge Center

    Sources of Excess Spending


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    Knowledge Center

    The Impact on Californians


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    Possible Solutions


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    Knowledge Center

    Understanding California’s Health Care Affordability Crisis

    A significant amount of research, analysis, and commentary has been dedicated to explaining why health costs continue to escalate in California. This resource pulls together a set of the most relevant and important data points that best tell the story…


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    Report

    Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth Almanac — 2023 Edition

    While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement. This set of quality measures focuses on maternal health and childbirth.


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    Perinatal Mental Health Training Resources for Clinicians and Non-Clinicians

    With support from CHCF, Maternal Mental Health NOW partnered with the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence to produce online trainings on perinatal mental health issues for health care clinicians, mental health providers, and social service providers who serve families with…


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    Feature Story

    Making Flu Vaccinations Easy: SCAN Health Plan’s Tactics to Reduce Racial Disparities

    Through a multi-channel approach and partnerships with community organizations, SCAN plans not only to minimize disparities in flu vaccination for their members in Los Angeles, but also to engage members year-round and establish themselves as a trusted voice for health…


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    Report

    Listening to Black Californians with Disabilities

    This publication offers key findings from the Listening to Black Californians study on the experiences of Black Californians with disabilities, who often face discrimination or poor treatment when seeking health care.


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    Paving the Way to Health Equity: Learning from California State Government

    This issue brief provides an overview of health equity programs and activities being conducted through California state agencies and departments, as well as the legislature and the governor’s office.


  • Christopher Gomez
    Expert Perspective

    How to Improve Medi-Cal Enrollment Renewals for Millions

    The first in a series of CHCF Blog articles about government agencies, community-based organizations, and other key groups on the front lines of the unwinding.


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    AI and the Future of Health Care

    Experts hope to leverage the data-analyzing prowess of artificial intelligence to address pressing equity questions, improve diagnostics, and enhance state Medicaid operations.


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    Quick Read

    CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views After 18 Months of Reforms

    In this survey, nearly 1,200 people working to implement CalAIM programs at managed care plans, behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, and social service organizations share optimism and challenges.


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    Report

    Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2023 Edition

    Maternity Care in California: Delivering the Data provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. When available, comparisons of California data to national averages, as well as metrics by race/ethnicity and trend…