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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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Millions of Californians covered by Medi-Cal live with disabling conditions or chronic illnesses and require assistance with common activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating. In California, a patchwork of programs provide services to help these people;…
What financial support is available to California residents engaged in training to become physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs)? Through a literature review and key informant interviews, researchers sought to understand what data are collected and where there are…
Many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are exploring acquisitions and mergers as a means of ensuring sustainability, expanding services, and maintaining patient access to basic health care services in underserved areas. CHCF has created this manual to provide support and…
Nearly one-third of Californians have delayed receiving care for urgent or emergency health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 36% of those with low incomes say their mental health has gotten “worse” or “a lot worse,” according to a new…
Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: Health Care Access, Experiences, and Concerns Since the COVID-19 Pandemic is a compilation of early findings from a statewide survey of the health care experiences of California’s residents. The survey included an oversampling of…
While California law has been strengthened to provide parity protections for all mental health and substance abuse disorders, big opportunities for improvement remain.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law four bills intended to improve Californians’ access to mental health and substance use disorder services.