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Governor Names Sandra Shewry Acting Director California Department of Public Health

Sandra Shewry, MPH, MSW, vice president of External Engagement for the California Health Care Foundation, has been named acting director of the California Department of Public Health. Governor Gavin Newsom made the announcement Monday.

August 21, 2020

Expert Perspective

Clinicians Call for Making COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Benefits Permanent

Telehealth has shown itself to be a critical tool for increasing access to vital behavioral health services and reducing health inequity.

August 21, 2020

•Behavioral Health

Three Workforce Strategies To Help COVID Affected Communities

August 20, 2020

Report

How Medi-Cal Expanded Substance Use Treatment and Access to Care

Five years after the pilot program was implemented, 96% of Californians insured through Medi-Cal live in a county with a program. More people who need substance use disorder treatment are accessing it, and patient surveys of treatment are very positive.

August 20, 2020

•Medi-Cal

Expert Perspective

Court Vacates Federal Rule Rolling Back ACA Protections for LGBT Individuals

The ruling applies to would-be changes to the definition of discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sex stereotyping.

August 20, 2020

•Health Equity

External Resource

Recognizing and Sustaining the Value of Community Health Workers and Promotores

August 20, 2020

Project

The Tipping Point for Telehealth Initiative

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CHCF has dedicated over $6 million to the Tipping Point for Telehealth Initiative to expand telehealth in the California safety net. This page provides an overview of the initiative.

August 17, 2020

•Technology and Innovation

Report

Medicaid Is Essential for Workers as COVID-19 Spreads

Stories That Caught Our Attention: On August 4, Missouri voters narrowly approved the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program via ballot initiative, making it the second politically right-leaning state to do so during the pandemic.

August 17, 2020

•Health Workforce

Behind the Headline

Crumbling Data Infrastructure Undermines Nation’s Pandemic Response

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Without accurate, real-time, standardized data, the nation cannot defeat the pandemic.

August 10, 2020

•Technology and Innovation

Report

The Health Care System Has the Black Community in a Choke Hold

A system that is literally supposed to help those who can’t breathe is figuratively applying a choke hold to Black people by sending them home to die when they say, “I can’t breathe.”

August 4, 2020

•Health Equity

Behind the Headline

COVID-19’s Harvest of Danger

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Latino workers are bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s rapid spread through California’s agricultural fields.

August 3, 2020

•Health Equity

Data Insight

Data Show 2019 California Health Insurance Enrollment Struck a Balance

Medi-Cal and individual market enrollment continued to decline but were offset by growth in employer-sponsored and Medicare plans.

July 31, 2020

•Facts and Data

Feature Story

San Francisco Puts Community Paramedics on Front Lines of the Pandemic

It’s no easy task to find people who lack shelter, have substance use disorders, and mistrust authorities — and then persuade them to move into a quarantine site.

July 28, 2020

•Health Workforce

Behind the Headline

Multiple Testing Issues Hamper COVID-19 Response Nationwide

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Test shortages and long waits for results are harming the nation’s efforts to bring the pandemic under control.

July 27, 2020

•Facts and Data

Report

California’s Project Roomkey

California’s Project Roomkey is the first statewide effort to leverage FEMA funding to provide thousands of Californians experiencing homelessness with temporary housing. This snapshot provides an overview, including initial progress.

July 24, 2020

•Homelessness

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Governor Names Sandra Shewry Acting Director California Department of Public Health

Clinicians Call for Making COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Benefits Permanent

Three Workforce Strategies To Help COVID Affected Communities

How Medi-Cal Expanded Substance Use Treatment and Access to Care

Court Vacates Federal Rule Rolling Back ACA Protections for LGBT Individuals

Recognizing and Sustaining the Value of Community Health Workers and Promotores

The Tipping Point for Telehealth Initiative

Medicaid Is Essential for Workers as COVID-19 Spreads

Crumbling Data Infrastructure Undermines Nation’s Pandemic Response

The Health Care System Has the Black Community in a Choke Hold

COVID-19’s Harvest of Danger

Data Show 2019 California Health Insurance Enrollment Struck a Balance

San Francisco Puts Community Paramedics on Front Lines of the Pandemic

Multiple Testing Issues Hamper COVID-19 Response Nationwide

California’s Project Roomkey

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