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Online COVID-19 Self-Assessment Eases Burden on Southern California’s Safety Net

USC triage tool, piloted with AltaMed Health Services, has helped half a million people worldwide decide whether to seek testing or in-person medical help.

September 22, 2020

•Primary Care

Project

Transitional Program Office Created to Expand Graduate Medical Education in California

To ensure the future stability and capacity of the health care system, the California Future Health Workforce Commission recommended an expansion of graduate medical education (GME) to produce more California-trained physicians, especially in needed specialties and underserved regions of the…

September 21, 2020

•Health Workforce

Behind the Headline

COVID-19 Goes Viral on College Campuses

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The New York Times has counted at least 88,000 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths at American colleges.

September 21, 2020

•Primary Care

Behind the Headline

Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The legendary Supreme Court justice died Friday after a lifetime devoted to her righteous battle for gender equality.

September 19, 2020

•Health Equity

Behind the Headline

Stressors Take Toll on Students’ Mental Health

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Experts worry that compounding pressures are taking a toll on the mental, emotional, and physical health of young people.

September 14, 2020

•Behavioral Health

Report

Equal Treatment: A Review of Mental Health Parity Enforcement in California

Researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms assessed California’s progress in enforcing the 2008 federal parity law.

September 11, 2020

•Health Insurance Coverage

Report

Weighed Down: Californians and the Financial Burden of Health Care Coverage

This issue brief explores the affordability of health coverage in California in 2018, the latest year for which data are available, with a particular focus on health insurance deductibles and on who reports the greatest affordability challenges. Where possible, this…

September 4, 2020

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Data Insight

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: One in Five Californians Knows Someone Who Died of COVID-19

Black and Latinx Californians are more likely than white Californians to know someone who has died of the new coronavirus.

September 3, 2020

•Facts and Data

Expert Perspective

Public Health Officials Are Our COVID-19 Commanders. Treat Them With Respect.

Battle-scarred public health officers are making deeply personal sacrifices to steer us to safety.

September 1, 2020

•Health Workforce

Behind the Headline

California Wildfires Add Toxic Threat to Pandemic Crisis

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Experts months ago warned that the crises would converge, but they didn’t expect them to overlap so early in the year.

August 31, 2020

•Health Workforce

Report

Innovation Landscape: Maternity Care in Medi-Cal

This paper examines the opportunities for technology-enabled innovations to improve the value and quality of the maternity care that Medi-Cal delivers.

August 28, 2020

•Maternal Health

Quick Read

How Can Health Plans Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

L.A. Care Health Plan has rapidly recalibrated existing homelessness support services to address the immediate needs of people experiencing homelessness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Health Care Strategies spoke with the director of Safety Net Programs and…

August 26, 2020

•Homelessness

Training and Supporting Community Health Workers and Promotores: Lessons for California and Other States

August 24, 2020

Behind the Headline

Coronavirus Contact Tracers: Part Detective, Part Social Worker

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Public health workers are trying to slow the spread of the virus while addressing critical social needs.

August 24, 2020

•Health Equity

Providing Medical Respite for People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19

August 21, 2020

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Online COVID-19 Self-Assessment Eases Burden on Southern California’s Safety Net

Transitional Program Office Created to Expand Graduate Medical Education in California

COVID-19 Goes Viral on College Campuses

Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Stressors Take Toll on Students’ Mental Health

Equal Treatment: A Review of Mental Health Parity Enforcement in California

Weighed Down: Californians and the Financial Burden of Health Care Coverage

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: One in Five Californians Knows Someone Who Died of COVID-19

Public Health Officials Are Our COVID-19 Commanders. Treat Them With Respect.

California Wildfires Add Toxic Threat to Pandemic Crisis

Innovation Landscape: Maternity Care in Medi-Cal

How Can Health Plans Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Training and Supporting Community Health Workers and Promotores: Lessons for California and Other States

Coronavirus Contact Tracers: Part Detective, Part Social Worker

Providing Medical Respite for People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19

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