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Expansion of Transitions Clinic Network in California

Up to 25 additional California community clinics have implemented Transitions Clinic programs to better meet the health needs of people recently released from incarceration.

July 01, 2023

•Health Equity

Report

Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: A Deep Dive into CHW/P Employer Perspectives

This report describes employers’ perspectives of many facets of the community health worker/promoter profession, including training, primary roles and skills, billing, recruitment and retention, and future directions.

June 30, 2023

•Health Workforce

Expert Perspective

Opening the Doors to Medical School for People of Color

Dr. Abdikarin Abdullahi talks about the mentorship program he developed to help people with low incomes achieve their dream of practicing medicine.

June 29, 2023

•Health Workforce

Opportunities to Learn More About Serving Justice-Involved Individuals Through 1115 Demonstration Evaluations

This issue brief provides an overview of justice-involved 1115 demonstration initiatives, summarizes what is known from existing evaluations, and identifies a set of opportunities to design robust and equity-focused 1115 demonstration evaluation plans specific to justice-involved populations.

June 29, 2023

External Resource

Foundations Respond to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision

June 29, 2023

Project

From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care

People in jail or prison experience high rates of physical and mental health problems within complex social contexts. CHCF is working with partners to improve the coordination and delivery of care for those leaving correctional settings and returning to the…

June 28, 2023

•Medi-Cal

Feature Story

Doctors from Mexico Treat Farmworkers in Rural California

A pilot program that took two decades to launch now has 24 Mexican doctors providing care to Latino/x populations at clinics in Monterey, San Benito, Tulare, and Los Angeles Counties. The state has issued the visiting doctors three-year medical licenses…

June 27, 2023

•Health Workforce

Case Study

Lessons from the Field: How an Ad Hoc Stakeholder Network Is Helping Redefine Medical Respite Care in Los Angeles

This case study describes how a local network of providers, hospitals, and plans in Los Angeles began working together to identify and overcome barriers to provide recuperative care to people who are unhoused.

June 27, 2023

•Homelessness

Quick Read

Medi-Cal Explained: Administration of Non-Specialty Mental Health Services

This fact sheet lists all 2024 Medi-Cal managed care plans and indicates how they cover non-specialty mental health services.

June 27, 2023

•Medi-Cal

Quick Read

Medi-Cal Explained: 2024 Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans by County

In 2024, many California counties will experience major changes around which Medi-Cal managed care plans operate there. This fact sheet organizes these changes alphabetically by county and by managed care plan for easy reference.

June 27, 2023

•Medi-Cal

Expert Perspective

Black Maternal Health Crisis Requires Support for Black Health Care Workers

A new report from the Urban Institute addresses structural barriers to entering and remaining in the maternity care field.

June 23, 2023

•Health Workforce

Tool

Communicating to Medi-Cal Members About the Unwinding

Focus group research tested the effectiveness of the state’s outreach materials for Medi-Cal members about the unwinding.

June 21, 2023

•Medi-Cal

Event Insight

Health Equity Moonshot Lifts Off

StartUp Health is bringing Black, Latino/x, and female entrepreneurs together with health tech investors.

June 21, 2023

•Health Equity

Report

The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness

The study demonstrated that most people become homeless primarily because the cost of housing has become unsustainable. Many study participants said that experiencing homelessness worsened their health, including their mental health.

June 20, 2023

•Homelessness

Report

Advancing Equity in Medi-Cal’s Home and Community-Based Services

With support from CHCF, Justice in Aging is producing a series of issue briefs focused on helping state agencies, policymakers, and other stakeholders in efforts to support equitable HCBS rather than institutional care where possible and desirable.

June 14, 2023

•Older Adults

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Expansion of Transitions Clinic Network in California

Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: A Deep Dive into CHW/P Employer Perspectives

Opening the Doors to Medical School for People of Color

Opportunities to Learn More About Serving Justice-Involved Individuals Through 1115 Demonstration Evaluations

Foundations Respond to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision

From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care

Doctors from Mexico Treat Farmworkers in Rural California

Lessons from the Field: How an Ad Hoc Stakeholder Network Is Helping Redefine Medical Respite Care in Los Angeles

Medi-Cal Explained: Administration of Non-Specialty Mental Health Services

Medi-Cal Explained: 2024 Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans by County

Black Maternal Health Crisis Requires Support for Black Health Care Workers

Communicating to Medi-Cal Members About the Unwinding

Health Equity Moonshot Lifts Off

The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness

Advancing Equity in Medi-Cal’s Home and Community-Based Services

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