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Can Behavioral Health Entrepreneurs Finally Break Through?

In 2018, health tech start-ups raised nearly $400 million in funding for technology investments related to behavioral health. In what areas are innovators making genuine progress?

September 20, 2019

•Technology and Innovation

Feature Story

‘Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us’

At an Oakland clinic, patients who once lived on the streets are helping to improve care for the unsheltered.

September 18, 2019

•Homelessness

Behind the Headline

Number of Uninsured Americans on the Rise While California Holds Steady

Stories That Caught Our Attention: For the first time since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, a key Census Bureau survey found the number of uninsured Americans has increased.

September 16, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Report

California’s POLST Electronic Registry Pilot

From 2016 to 2018, a pilot project tested the feasibility of creating a statewide electronic registry for POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) forms in California. This publication offers lessons for all stakeholders interested in pursuing electronic exchange of POLST…

September 11, 2019

•Older Adults

Behind the Headline

Deadly Policy Change Blindsides Immigrants with Severe Illnesses

Stories That Caught Our Attention: After being widely criticized, the Trump administration has partially backtracked on its decision to stop protecting immigrants from deportation while they receive lifesaving medical care. However, the future of the medical deferred action program remains…

September 9, 2019

•Health Equity

Expert Perspective

Roundtables Highlight Common Tech Challenges Facing Medicaid Programs

The innovation opportunity in California and across the nation is huge, with one in five Americans enrolled in a state Medicaid program.

September 6, 2019

•Technology and Innovation

Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners

September 3, 2019

Behind the Headline

The Real Story of America

Stories That Caught Our Attention: America’s struggle with race relations — including in health care — inspired an extraordinary effort by the New York Times Magazine to tell a four-century saga in ways that explain the challenges facing contemporary society.

September 3, 2019

•Health Equity

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KQED: Could Expanding Nurse’s Scope of Care Help Fight the Opioid Epidemic in California?

August 28, 2019

•Health Workforce

Expert Perspective

Learning Lessons on a Journey Toward Health Equity

Health care leaders need to be able to engage a diversity of perspectives in healthy and respectful dialogue in order to achieve meaningful progress.

August 23, 2019

•Health Equity

Buprenorphine: An Overview for Clinicians

Buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication for addiction treatment and pain relief, cuts opioid overdose death rates in half. Yet the majority of people with opioid use disorder do not receive this medication-assisted treatment. This document provides answers to frequently asked questions…

August 23, 2019

•Behavioral Health

External Resource

Safety Net Access in the Context of the Public Charge Rule

August 21, 2019

Behind the Headline

Can Hollywood Change Attitudes About Addiction and Mental Health?

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, provides writers and producers of films and TV shows with free and accurate resources on health.

August 19, 2019

•Behavioral Health

Expert Perspective

The Final Public Charge Rule Is Out. Here’s How It Affects Immigrants.

The government has finalized immigration restrictions, creating a preference for wealthy, English-speaking, insured, and educated immigrants, while erecting hurdles for immigrants who are poor.

August 16, 2019

•Health Insurance Coverage

Behind the Headline

‘Treat Me Like a Person’: What We’ve Heard So Far from Californians with Low Incomes

A new research project is exploring how Californians in the safety net experience their health care and what they hope to get out of their encounters.

August 16, 2019

•Health Equity

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Can Behavioral Health Entrepreneurs Finally Break Through?

‘Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us’

Number of Uninsured Americans on the Rise While California Holds Steady

California’s POLST Electronic Registry Pilot

Deadly Policy Change Blindsides Immigrants with Severe Illnesses

Roundtables Highlight Common Tech Challenges Facing Medicaid Programs

Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners

The Real Story of America

KQED: Could Expanding Nurse’s Scope of Care Help Fight the Opioid Epidemic in California?

Learning Lessons on a Journey Toward Health Equity

Buprenorphine: An Overview for Clinicians

Safety Net Access in the Context of the Public Charge Rule

Can Hollywood Change Attitudes About Addiction and Mental Health?

The Final Public Charge Rule Is Out. Here’s How It Affects Immigrants.

‘Treat Me Like a Person’: What We’ve Heard So Far from Californians with Low Incomes

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