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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Explore key findings and implications for the future from a statewide survey of California residents with low incomes who received care between March 2019 and August 2020. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Among health care workers, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated two key risk factors for suicide — work-related stressors and mental health problems.
This statewide survey of health care providers assesses their mental health and morale, the pandemic’s financial impact on their practices, and providers’ view of California’s readiness for futures emergencies.
CHCF, in collaboration with the Blue Shield of California Foundation, is funding an 18- to 24-month research project that aims to improve understanding of the immediate precipitants of homelessness and barriers to exiting homelessness in California.
Health centers serve as care providers, social services connectors, and community advocates, and they stepped up to help patients navigate the tribulations of the COVID-19 era.
This California Improvement Network resource page provides curated tools to better understand the causes and consequences of burnout, secondary trauma, and moral injury and contains ideas and practices for better supporting the primary care workforce.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Recent data on overdose deaths and substance use paint a grim picture of what the COVID-19 pandemic year has been like for people who are predisposed to substance use.
Since 2016, California has expanded Medi-Cal eligibility to include kids and young adults from low-income households, regardless of immigration status. Now the state has a golden opportunity to finish that job.
The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program seeks to enhance information exchanged among managed care plans, providers, and county agencies. Learn more in this report, CalAIM and Health Data Sharing: A Road Map for Effective Implementation of Enhanced Care…
The director of CHCF’s Improving Access team says we should build on what is working well to improve access to care, especially for those whose needs have historically not been well served by the health care system.
This report reviews the evidence about the impact of key health workforce policy interventions in California, including pipeline programs, scholarship programs, loan repayment programs, funding of graduate-level health profession training programs, and residency funding.