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June 25, 2019

•Older Adults

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Patient Population

June 25, 2019

•Older Adults

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SB 1004 Basics

June 25, 2019

•Older Adults

Behind the Headline

Is Vertical Integration Bad for Health Care Consumers?

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Hospital systems across the nation are buying up physician practices, and policymakers are concerned about the impact.

June 21, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Inside CHCF

Comments on Proposed Regulation — Consumer Inflation Measures Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies

CHCF submitted this letter in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Comment on the Consumer Inflation Measures Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies.

June 20, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Knowledge Center

Palliative Care in Medi-Cal (SB 1004) Resource Center

Senate Bill 1004 (SB 1004) is the California law that requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to provide access to palliative care. Explore CHCF’s collection of tools and resources aimed at helping organizations implement, sustain, and improve programs providing palliative care…

June 19, 2019

•Older Adults

Feature Story

California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage

The budget passed by legislators in Sacramento shows that progress is possible in the drive to provide health coverage to all Californians.

June 18, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Behind the Headline

Researchers: Medicaid Expansion Equals Better Coverage, Better Outcomes

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Research suggests residents of Medicaid expansion states experience improved health and well-being.

June 14, 2019

•Health Insurance Coverage

Expert Perspective

Medical Interpreters Bridge Crucial Gaps Between Patients and Providers

Numerous laws require that people must have “meaningful access” to translation and interpretation services, but workforce shortages common in many health professions also exist within the medical linguistic arts.

June 13, 2019

•Health Workforce

Inside CHCF

California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage

Statement from CHCF president and CEO Sandra R. Hernández, MD, on the 2019-2020 California budget passed by the legislature on June 13.

June 13, 2019

Quick Read

Proposed Change to Federal Poverty Definition Would Cut Aid to Millions of Californians

Detailed estimates from UC-Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) reveal important data about changes to federal poverty guidelines.

June 12, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Report

Low-Income Californians and Health Care

KFF and CHCF conducted a survey of California residents in late 2018 to hear views on health policy priorities and learn about experiences with the health care system. This brief examines key findings.

June 11, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Tool

CIN Resource Page: Leadership for Continuous Change and Improvement

This resource page from the California Improvement Network contains reports and tools to support leaders in health care organizations to create management systems and individual habits to succeed in an environment of continuous change.

June 7, 2019

•Health Workforce

Feature Story

Dreaming of a Career in Health Care

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: The first undocumented student to enter UCSF School of Medicine has graduated after pausing his medical training for one year to earn a master’s degree in public health from Harvard.

June 7, 2019

•Health Workforce

How to Pay for It: MAT for Hospitalized Patients

Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in hospitals is critical, given how often patients have a secondary diagnosis of opioid use disorder. This paper describes how MAT is reimbursed in acute inpatient settings and addresses three areas for payment.

June 7, 2019

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California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage

Researchers: Medicaid Expansion Equals Better Coverage, Better Outcomes

Medical Interpreters Bridge Crucial Gaps Between Patients and Providers

California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage

Proposed Change to Federal Poverty Definition Would Cut Aid to Millions of Californians

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CIN Resource Page: Leadership for Continuous Change and Improvement

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