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.
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.
Humboldt County has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but recent media coverage missed significant, successful steps local leaders have taken to stem the tide. (Aerial photo of Humboldt Bay: Robert Campbell)
Emergency regulations instituted as COVID-19 reached the US allowed patients who may not otherwise have qualified for methadone take-home doses to receive them.
This report presents findings from a survey of Medi-Cal managed care plans that sought to understand their practices and experiences running consumer advisory committees.
This article describes CHCF’s five-year opioid safety initiative and the impact it had on California’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. It is published in The Foundation Review, a peer-reviewed journal of philanthropy.
This report presents recommendations that informed the design of the Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee. It also summarizes the research and feedback that informed those recommendations.
This paper synthesizes insights from organizational leaders representing Medicaid-based partnerships in four states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, and Oregon.
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…
One commonly used approach for identifying people with complex needs is analyzing health care utilization data. Yet this approach risks missing people with high needs who may not use services. In this short paper, the authors summarize insights from experts…
Learn about concrete opportunities to improve delivery of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorder. This issue brief draws from interviews with behavioral health stakeholders across five counties.
This analysis reviews CalAIM behavioral health initiatives, looks at programs from other states, and finds additional opportunities for California to advance integration in Medi-Cal.