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  • Katie Heidorn
    Expert Perspective

    State Budget Continues California’s Progress on Health Care

    Katie Heidorn, CHCF’s director of state health policy, talks about major public investments set for the next fiscal year.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Mariana Torres
    Expert Perspective

    Making CalAIM Services Work for People Leaving Jails and Prisons

    CHCF senior program officer Mariana Torres talks about reentry opportunities and challenges.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Placing final piece of a circular puzzle
    Quick Read

    Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in California Explained

    CCBHCs have emerged as an approach for improving access and quality of care for people with behavioral health needs. This brief summarizes the CCBHC model and its history, and outlines opportunities in California.

    •Behavioral Health
  • Couple reviewing a form together.
    Report

    Plain and Clear: Making the Medi-Cal Rights and Responsibilities Document Easy to Understand

    This report focuses on the process to make a key notice easier to understand by Medi-Cal members. It also includes recommendations for modifying or creating future member-facing communications.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Feature Story

    Médicos de México Tratan a Trabajadores Agrícolas en Zonas Rurales de California

    Un programa piloto que tardó dos décadas en lanzarse ahora cuenta con 24 médicos mexicanos que brindan atención a poblaciones latinas/x y trabajadores agrícolas en clínicas en los condados de Monterey, San Benito, Tulare y Los Ángeles. El estado ha…

    •Health Workforce
  • Colorful square modules
    Report

    Models of Medical Respite Care

    This fact sheet describes the four types of medical respite care models, along with the types and intensity of clinical, case management, and care coordination services that can be expected within each medical respite care setting.

    •Homelessness
  • Feature Story

    The Promise and Perils of Assisted Living for Medi-Cal Enrollees

    Many seniors and people with disabilities prefer the independence and social opportunities offered by assisted living communities over nursing homes. But assisted living is expensive, and federal Medicaid requirements do not mandate coverage of such care. Medi-Cal has developed its…

    •Older Adults
  • In-home helper talks with elderly woman.
    Quick Read

    Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Quality Improvement Initiatives

    This fact sheet examines several initiatives that could help support oversight and transparency of Medi-Cal long-term services and supports quality, with the intention to drive improvements in care coordination and delivery.

    •Older Adults

  • Reentry

    •Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
  • Report

    Making CalAIM Work for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness

    This brief describes the population of older adults experiencing homelessness in California and highlights CalAIM initiatives that can help address homelessness in this group.

    •Older Adults
  • Abstract illustration of birds flying over homes and trees
    Quick Read

    HHIP Implementation Toolkit for Continuums of Care

    This toolkit is designed to help organizations build or strengthen partnerships for successful implementation of the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program. It contains guidance and planning documents to support Continuums of Care and homeless assistance partners to engage with their…

    •Homelessness
  • Illustration of hand holding magnifying glass, looking at various charts graphs and data
    Quick Read

    Medi-Cal Explained: Medi-Cal Financing and Spending

    This issue brief illustrates how Medi-Cal is financed and the factors that impact total spending on health services through the program.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Elderly woman having her hair styled by an in-home aid.
    Report

    Targeted Use of Agencies for Personal Care Services

    This report describes findings from a small observational study of Medi-Cal enrollees with high needs who lost access to contract mode In-Home Supportive Services due to policy changes.

    •Older Adults
  • Report

    Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee

    This report presents recommendations that informed the design of the Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee. It also summarizes the research and feedback that informed those recommendations.

    •Medi-Cal
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    Report

    Designing Medi-Cal Consumer Advisory Committees

    This report presents findings from a survey of Medi-Cal managed care plans that sought to understand their practices and experiences running consumer advisory committees.

    •Medi-Cal