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  • CIN Lexicon total cost of care
    Tool

    Fundamental Concepts for Managing Risk and Understanding the Total Cost of Care

    This CIN resource is designed to serve as a primer for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of health payment models in California and nationally. It focuses on concepts and terminology related to value-based payment models and to health care delivery…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • : Eduardo and Maria Contreras sit in the living room of their mobile home in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The two make too much money for Medi-Cal, but what they earn is still not enough to purchase Covered California health plans because they don't qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Behind the Headline

    California Lawmakers Consider Ways to Close Coverage Gaps

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: For years, the California Legislature has tried to ensure that all Californians have health coverage, and Governor Gavin Newsom has embraced that goal. Where do things stand in Sacramento?

    •Medi-Cal
  • A group of medical providers stand in a circle, digital tablets in hand, having a conversation.
    Project

    Catalyzing Coordination: Technology’s Role in California’s Whole Person Care Pilots

    Across California, 25 pilot programs are working to closely coordinate physical and behavioral health care with social services to help Medi-Cal enrollees with high-cost, complex needs. This paper delves into the technological successes, barriers, and opportunities encountered by the pilot…

    •Technology and Innovation
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    Behind the Headline

    Select Comments Opposing Proposed Public Charge Regulation

    A compilation of organizational statements and official comments submitted to the Department of Homeland Security by health care organizations and philanthropies in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the public charge rule.

    •Medi-Cal
  • CIN Connections
    Expert Perspective

    CIN Connections, Spring 2019 — Managing Financial Risk and Total Cost of Care

    This issue of CIN Connections includes strategies to manage total cost of care. It features Mitch Katz, MD, head of the largest public health care system in the country, and other health care leaders across the state who share their…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Healthfinch's practice automation platform helped Marina Snitman, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy at QueensCare Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Los Angeles County, and her team streamline and standardize their prescription refill process.
    Report

    Putting Prescription Refill Automation Tech to the Test in the Safety Net

    The average physician receives 10 to 25 prescription refill requests per day, contributing to a growing administrative burden — especially in under-resourced safety-net institutions. A tech solution helped two California health centers.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Report

    Lessons Learned from Implementing a Practice Automation Platform in the Safety Net

    This report evaluates the effectiveness of Charlie, a practice automation platform developed by CHCF investee healthfinch, in safety-net settings. Two Federally Qualified Health Centers implemented Charlie, and both saw positive changes, including to time spent on refills, efficiency of refills,…

    •Technology and Innovation
  • young man sitting at desk holding an envelope with a bill, looks concerned
    Behind the Headline

    Lawmakers Grapple with Patients’ Surprise Medical Bills

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Surprise medical bills for consumers have prompted Congress to explore new legislative remedies. California lawmakers are debating next steps to protect patients in a battle that has raged for years.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Uncompensated care provided by hospitals, 2013 - 2017
    Report

    Uncompensated Hospital Care Costs in California, 2013 to 2017

    This page provides the most recent data on uncompensated care costs at California hospitals. Since the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the cost of uncompensated care at California hospitals has plummeted from $3.1 billion (in 2013)…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
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    Behind the Headline

    Will the Data Walls Come Tumbling Down?

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Electronic health records are supposed to take the US health care system into the 21st century while improving quality of care. Is that dream within reach?

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Mitch Katz speaks at California Improvement Network meeting.
    Expert Perspective

    Mitch Katz Leads Candid Discussion About Health Costs

    Video: Mitch Katz, MD, the former Los Angeles County health director who left last year to take the helm of New York City Health + Hospitals, returned to California to give the California Improvement Network his provocative views on managing…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • David Carlisle in front of portrait of Charles Drew, university founder
    Expert Perspective

    Doctor Builds a Diverse Health Care Workforce for California

    As president of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, David Carlisle, MD, PhD, is making what may be his greatest impact in a stellar career in academia, clinical care, and state health policymaking. In…

    •Health Workforce
  • Data Insight

    California FQHCs: Financial and Operational Performance Analysis

    This Capital Link report provides an aggregate financial and operational profile of California Federally Qualified Health Centers for 2013–17. This includes financial performance, utilization, payer mix, and more.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Report

    Whole Person Care Pilot Program: A Mid-Point Check-In

    Across California, 25 pilot programs are working to closely coordinate physical and behavioral health care with social services to help Medi-Cal enrollees with high-cost, complex needs. This paper provides an update on their progress and outlines remaining challenges.

    •Behavioral Health
  • A crowd gathers around state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo before a committee hearing on legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to adults who are in the country illegally. (Harriet Blair Rowan/California Healthline)
    Behind the Headline

    Undocumented Adults Face ‘Shifting Patchwork of Programs’ in California

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Journalists describe the uneven local programs providing care for California’s undocumented adults.

    •Health Equity