The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
CHCF publishes reports, articles, issue briefs, explainers, data snapshots, infographics, fact sheets, and other resources to help make meaningful change in California’s health care system.
The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
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Stories That Caught Our Attention: California’s public health infrastructure required shoring up even before COVID-19 hammered county and state public health systems.
In Santa Cruz, a medically tailored meal pilot program reduced emergency and hospital care while improving health outcomes and helping people make healthier food choices.
In an interview, Susanne Phillips, DNP, says health care institutions, agencies, councils, and clinics working with nurse practitioner leaders can create a standardized pathway to independent practice.
This brief seeks to support the regulatory process in California by shedding light on how transition to practice (TTP) has played out around the country for nurse practitioners (NPs), sharing the existing evidence on how full practice authority and TTP…
Uncertain patients can change their minds if they feel understood and hear the right emotion in a doctor’s voice, according to physicians on the front lines.
CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) will add new programs and make important reforms to many existing programs, bringing in significant federal matching dollars in addition to the millions allocated from the general fund. This explainer provides an overview of…
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Even with full vaccination, former secretary of state Colin Powell’s immune system — weakened by a blood cancer — couldn’t fend off a coronavirus infection.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance evaluates the current behavioral health quality measurement landscape and shares insights about the needs and challenges facing behavioral health care organizations.
Public health leaders have been encouraged by increased acceptance of COVID-19 shots in communities that were lagging state and national vaccination rates.
The new CHCF Health Equity Fellows program welcomes four participants who have the potential to become local or regional catalysts for health equity across California.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Nationally, investment in health data infrastructure has been woefully lacking for years, with significant consequences for public health reporting.
This section of the Advancing California’s Community Health Worker & Promotor Workforce in Medi-Cal Resource Center details strategies for involving CHW/Ps in collecting member data and evaluating the impact of CHW/P programs.
This Resource Center offers information and tools designed to support managed care plans in integrating community health workers and promotores into their programs.