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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CHCF supported Hollywood, Health & Society in developing materials for entertainment industry professionals to more accurately depict addiction on television and in other programming.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: A new study suggests that the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion reduced death rates among older adults with low incomes.
America has the power to prevent gun deaths. But only if our government — and specifically, our federal government — has the courage and humanity to act.
California is one of 22 states that do not permit nurse practitioners to practice and prescribe without ongoing physician oversight. Journalist Heather Stringer traveled to Colorado to see how nurse practitioners are being deployed in two rural communities.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Innovative peer counseling is expanding access to mental health services and meeting patients where they are with culturally competent care.
Newborn care experts in Humboldt County are changing the way they treat babies born with opioid dependence. The babies spend less time in the hospital and receive less medication.
This interactive infographic highlights the areas within Medicaid where technology-enabled solutions can have the greatest impact, according to the more than 100 stakeholders that CHCF convened through its Primed Roundtable Series.
After five years leading CHCF’s High-Value Care Team and its opioid safety portfolio, Kelly Pfeifer, MD, will become deputy director of mental health and substance use disorder services for California state government.
Despite data showing the success of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in treating drug addiction, objections are still common. This issue brief includes frequent objections and evidence-based responses.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: The Trump administration’s changes to the Title X Family Planning Program are expected to severely reduce access to reproductive health services in California and across the country.
This brief distills insights from providers in three states — Arizona, New York, and Washington — that have recently transitioned to integrated managed care for physical and behavioral health conditions. It was written by the Center for Health Care Strategies…
The ACA mandated mental health and addiction coverage parity to beneficiaries in the individual and small-group markets and to Medicaid expansion beneficiaries. This brief, prepared by SHADAC with CHCF support, details how the ACA applied these mandates and presents estimates…
With rising costs, increasing burnout, and a rapidly changing environment, health care leaders may feel like they’re facing an uphill battle. This summer 2019 issue of CIN Connections features tips, advice, and actionable information for health care leaders to effectively…
For more than a decade, state and federal policymakers have argued for greater health care price transparency. Their efforts received a push in recent weeks.