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The Prognosis for Telehealth

The future of primary care could be a hybrid model of in-person and telehealth care, including both phone and video visits.

May 23, 2022

•Primary Care

Report

State and Federal Relief Prevented Deep Backslide in Health Care Affordability in California in 2020

This analysis of the 2020 California Health Insurance Survey shows that Californians were largely protected from experiencing a major erosion in their ability to pay for health insurance and care during the first year of the pandemic.

May 18, 2022

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Report

What Portion of Medi-Cal Primary Care Visits Are Provided by Health Centers?

This analysis finds that Federally Qualified Health Centers and related health centers provided 44% of all primary care visits to Medi-Cal enrollees from October 2017 to December 2019.

May 17, 2022

•Primary Care

Report

Health Insurance and Health Care Affordability Perceptions Among Individual Insurance Market Enrollees in California in 2021

This 2021 survey sought to better understand if Californians purchasing their health insurance on the individual market perceived their coverage to be affordable.

May 17, 2022

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Feature Story

California Spent Millions to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Medi-Cal Members — But They Lag Even More

Gaps in COVID-19 vaccination rates among the state’s Medi-Cal population persist. Five Medi-Cal plans still have vaccination rates under 50%.

May 13, 2022

•Health Equity

Feature Story

Frontline Nurses Are Burning Out. This Digital Health Start-Up Is Trying to Change That

Laudio aims to help managers reduce high turnover rates among nurses and other frontline health care workers — a longstanding problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 11, 2022

•Health Workforce

Quick Read

Medi-Cal Explained: What Are Alternative Payment Models?

This issue brief explores how Medi-Cal has been developing alternative payment models to align with federal initiatives and state financial and policy goals. It looks at the benefits of these models and barriers to their adoption.

May 9, 2022

•Medi-Cal

Quick Read

Medi-Cal Explained: How Health Centers Are Paid

Learn about payment methods for community health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers, including prospective payment system reimbursement.

May 9, 2022

•Medi-Cal

Behind the Headline

Penalizing Abortion Providers Will Have Ripple Effects Across Pregnancy Care

The Supreme Court is moving toward reversing Roe v. Wade and eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion. This could have immeasurable negative effects on pregnant people and families, including the loss of access to necessary treatment associated with miscarriage.

May 5, 2022

•Maternal Health

Expert Perspective

On the Wellness Curve, Focus on Primary Health Care Will Put California Ahead

A first-of-its-kind study of primary care spending in California’s commercial health insurance market finds organizations that invest a higher proportion of spending in primary care deliver better care.

May 2, 2022

•Primary Care

Expert Perspective

Helping Californians Maintain Coverage After the Public Health Emergency

California’s success in avoiding unnecessary Medi-Cal disenrollment and smoothing transitions to other coverage will be crucial.

April 28, 2022

•Health Insurance Coverage

External Resource

Envisioning an Ideal Health Workforce Data System for California

April 26, 2022

Report

CalAIM Community Supports: Promoting Independent Living Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Through CalAIM, Medi-Cal managed care plans now have the option to offer any of 14 Community Supports that provide person-centered services. This report provides an overview of and evidence summary for six Community Supports most relevant to supporting independent living…

April 26, 2022

•Older Adults

Knowledge Center

Behavioral Health Spending

April 24, 2022

•Primary Care

Report

Health Care Cost Commissions: How Eight States Address Cost Growth

This issue brief documents efforts in eight states that have established new independent commissions or increased the authority of an existing regulatory body to monitor and limit unnecessary growth in health spending.

April 22, 2022

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

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The Prognosis for Telehealth

State and Federal Relief Prevented Deep Backslide in Health Care Affordability in California in 2020

What Portion of Medi-Cal Primary Care Visits Are Provided by Health Centers?

Health Insurance and Health Care Affordability Perceptions Among Individual Insurance Market Enrollees in California in 2021

California Spent Millions to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Medi-Cal Members — But They Lag Even More

Frontline Nurses Are Burning Out. This Digital Health Start-Up Is Trying to Change That

Medi-Cal Explained: What Are Alternative Payment Models?

Medi-Cal Explained: How Health Centers Are Paid

Penalizing Abortion Providers Will Have Ripple Effects Across Pregnancy Care

On the Wellness Curve, Focus on Primary Health Care Will Put California Ahead

Helping Californians Maintain Coverage After the Public Health Emergency

Envisioning an Ideal Health Workforce Data System for California

CalAIM Community Supports: Promoting Independent Living Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Behavioral Health Spending

Health Care Cost Commissions: How Eight States Address Cost Growth

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