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: How California is trying to ensure that its 58 counties don’t overlook the health of neighborhoods most deeply affected by COVID-19.
An effort is underway to recruit California hospitals that have never operated medical residency programs and encourage them to launch new ones with the help of Medicare dollars.
In 2016 California lawmakers expanded Medi-Cal coverage to provide more comprehensive coverage for the cost of transportation to medical services. This report provides an overview of the implementation and experiences of this expanded benefit.
In March, federal rules designed to improve how health care organizations collect and share patient data were released. This slide deck provides a high-level introduction to these complex rules with a focus on implications for health plans, which face some…
This California Improvement Network resource page focuses on the emerging innovations and real time shifts that health care organizations are making to effectively provide care for their patients during a crisis.
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…