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  • Portrait of reporter, Anna Gorman standing outdoors, against a green hedge with yellow flowers.
    Expert Perspective

    California Journalist Moves from Writing Health Care News to Making It

    After spending most of her career at the Los Angeles Times and Kaiser Health News, award-winning reporter Anna Gorman is now a public servant helping Los Angeles County residents who don’t have health insurance.

    •Primary Care
  • Map of the Southwestern United States highlighting Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada
    Quick Read

    Lessons from Three States — Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners in California

    This fact sheet summarizes how Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico have expanded practice authority for nurse practitioners. CHCF hosted a briefing on May 6, 2019, with experts from these states on what California can learn about nurse practitioners and expanded…

    •Health Workforce
  • Benjamin Franklin's portrair on a one hundred dollar bill peeks out from underneath a puzzle
    Behind the Headline

    Lifting the Veil of Secrecy in Health Care Prices

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Economist Uwe Reinhardt famously said the system for determining prices in the US health care system was “chaos behind a veil of secrecy.” That was in 2006, and clearly, the chaos persists today.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • provider checks in with family at doctor's office.
    Report

    California’s Nurse Practitioners: How Scope of Practice Laws Impact Care

    California is one of a handful of states that restricts nurse practitioners’ ability to work without physician oversight. This paper examines how these restrictions impact care.

    •Health Workforce
  • Mother sits on couch holding her newborn baby in her lap. She has a sad expression.
    Project

    Quantifying the Cost of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the US

    Maternal mental health disorders are the most common medical complication during and after childbirth. The most comprehensive large-scale analysis of costs to date finds these disorders also exert significant financial costs on individuals, families, and the economy.

    •Maternal Health
  • Carlina Hansen having a conversation.
    Expert Perspective

    How Do Low-Income Californians Experience Health Care?

    Senior program officer Carlina Hansen discusses a CHCF project focused on how real-world experiences form the attitudes and expectations of people with low incomes about California’s health care system.

    •Health Equity
  • Inside CHCF

    New Study Uncovers the Heavy Financial Toll of Untreated Maternal Mental Health Conditions

    New research calculates the hefty toll that untreated maternal mental health disorders have on women, families, and the economy.

  • Silouette of pole vaulter clearing the pole.
    Report

    How California Can Use Purchasing Power and Oversight to Improve Quality in Medi-Cal Managed Care

    This paper recommends how the California Department of Health Care Services can strengthen its purchasing strategy and oversight to drive quality improvement in Medi-Cal managed care.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Dartboard with five arrows in the bullseye
    Report

    Paying Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans for Value

    Many states use financial incentives tied to quality of care and other measures of performance in their Medicaid managed care programs. This paper outlines a measure set and performance evaluation methodology that California could use as part of a financial…

    •Medi-Cal
  • happy family with new baby sits in living room
    Behind the Headline

    Lifting Up Solutions that Support Black Mothers

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Amid all the excellent media coverage of the US maternal mortality crisis, something has been missing. “Too much reporting on Black maternal health has been doom and gloom,” says one California nursing professor.

    •Maternal Health
  • Karleen Skip
    Expert Perspective

    For Californians Most in Need, Whole Person Care Pilots Break Down Barriers

    Whole Person Care pilots are gaining momentum and have attracted more than 100,000 enrollees so far. The pilots could make significant improvements in care for the most vulnerable Californians.

    •Behavioral Health
  • gold colored trophies
    Report

    Accountability in the Medi-Cal Managed Care Program

    This fact sheet provides an overview of how the Department of Health Care Services assesses quality of care provided by the more than 30 full-service and specialty managed care plans that participate in Medi-Cal’s managed care program.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Report

    California’s Individual Market and Affordability

    What policymakers need to know: Learn about consumer affordability challenges in California’s individual health insurance market. In this resource center, you’ll find background information, definitions of key terms, an explanation of key Affordable Care Act provisions, data, and real-life scenarios…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Dr. Renee Hsia stands in front of Emergency Room entrance sign.
    Report

    Can the Right Technology Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits?

    More than 140 million patients visit US emergency departments each year. Health care technology companies hope to reduce that demand by better managing chronic diseases in primary care settings and easing access to treatment for mental health and substance use…

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Quick Read

    Health Care Sharing Ministries: Characteristics and California Market

    This presentation describes health care sharing ministries (HCSMs), how prevalent they are in California, the current landscape of state and federal regulations around them, and potential questions for regulators.

    •Health Insurance Coverage