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  • Counselors from the Washington State Peer Counseling Program have a conversation outside.
    Expert Perspective

    Transforming Mental Health Patients into Providers

    An innovative program in Washington connects peer support counselors whose personal experience of recovery from mental illness or addiction helps them deliver behavioral health services to patients — at pivotal moments in their lives.

    •Health Workforce
  • Illustration of location of primary care doctors in California.
    Tool

    Does Your Neighborhood Have Enough Doctors?

    California faces an overall shortage of physicians, but not all areas are the same. Use this searchable, interactive map to find out how many primary care doctors, psychiatrists, and ob/gyns are in your area.

    •Health Workforce
  • Illustration of health care technology that can increase access to care for rural patients.
    Tool

    California’s Health Workforce Is Ready for a Technology Tune-Up — Video

    Between virtual visits, automated physician assistants, and apps that aid in preventative care, technology may help California solve its doctor shortage and make the most of its health care workforce. Watch our video explainer to see how.

    •Technology and Innovation
  • provider talking to patient in hallway.
    Report

    Five Ways to Cure California’s Doctor Shortage

    Experts propose solutions to boost primary care, from new payment models to expanded residency programs.

    •Health Workforce
  • Report

    Newsom Signals Health a Priority for New Administration

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Governor Gavin Newsom aims to “move us closer to health care for all” by addressing access to coverage for undocumented adults, drug prices, the high cost of health care, and more.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • External Resource

    Race at the End of Life

  • Expert Perspective

    Understanding the Governor’s Health Coverage Expansion Plans: A Reading List

    Between his first executive orders and his new budget plan, California Governor Gavin Newsom is putting his health care agenda into motion with important proposals to help more Californians get and keep coverage.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Behind the Headlines

    What to Expect in Health Policy Under a Divided Congress

    Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives, while the GOP continues its dominion over the Senate. What will this “split Congress” mean for health care?

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Alan Weil speaks at Health Affairs California Edition briefing in Sacramento
    Expert Perspective

    Is California Leading the Way?

    Alan Weil, editor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, shares his perceptions of the past, present, and future of California health policy.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Illustration of hand taking away healthcare from a crowd
    Behind the Headlines

    What the Texas v. Azar Ruling Means for the ACA and Health Coverage

    A federal judge declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Now what?

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Data Insight

    Health Insurance in California: A Recent History

    CHCF offers a snapshot of the health insurance market in California, where 93% of people are enrolled in private or public coverage, with only 7% of the population remaining uninsured. These infographics provide a breakdown of current enrollment in commercial…

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • External Resource

    CIN in 2018: Connections, Learning, and Action

  • A pebble is seen at a donation fair for fire evacuees camping at a parking lot in Chico, California, on November 14, 2018. Photo by JAVIER TOVAR/AFP/Getty Images
    Behind the Headlines

    California Wildfire Worsens Health Care Workforce Shortage

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Because of severe wildfire damage, the sole hospital and biggest employer in Paradise, California, is unlikely to reopen before 2020 — if ever. 

    •Technology and Innovation
  • Lonely man standing in desolate urban environment.
    Behind the Headlines

    Mental Health Worker Shortage Takes Center Stage

    Regardless of the outcome of the Kaiser Permanente mental health workers strike, the need for state health policy leaders to reduce California’s worsening shortage of behavioral health providers is urgent.

    •Health Workforce
  • Feature Story

    In LA, Exciting Era Dawns for Addiction Treatment

    A groundbreaking Medi-Cal program is enabling substance use disorder treatment facilities to say yes to more patients seeking care, yes to more flexibility regarding treatment plans, and yes to hiring more workers to treat people in need.

    •Behavioral Health