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How to Fulfill the Promise of Medi-Cal

One of the most important steps California can take to live up to its social and economic potential is to improve the effectiveness of the enormously important Medi-Cal program.

January 22, 2020

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Health Disparities Require Bolder Action on Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts

The draft RFP for Medi-Cal managed care procurement is a significant step forward, but California must do more to eliminate disparities in access and outcomes

June 24, 2021

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How to Improve Medi-Cal Enrollment Renewals for Millions

The first in a series of CHCF Blog articles about government agencies, community-based organizations, and other key groups on the front lines of the unwinding.

December 06, 2023

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How Medi-Cal’s Fiscal Balancing Act Could Soon Become More Challenging

Medi-Cal’s best-kept secret is that even with the program’s rising enrollment and costs in recent years, its financial impact on California’s General Fund has been relatively small. That could change amid uncertainty over new financing issues.

March 18, 2019

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Medi-Cal and Homelessness

Although the health system cannot fix every part of the homelessness crisis, there are important roles it can play. CHCF envisions a future where different systems work together effectively so people are housed and healthy.
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Medi-Cal Now Considers Income, Not Assets, of Enrollees

What does that policy change mean for safety-net patients?

April 18, 2024

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California Lawmakers Asked CHCF How to Improve Access to Care in Medi-Cal. Here’s What We Told Them.

Chris Perrone, director of CHCF’s Improving Access team, told the California Legislature how Medi-Cal expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has affected access to care for people who rely on the program.

February 08, 2018

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From the Sierra Nevada to Death Valley, Rural Californians Fear Medi-Cal Cuts

Worried Medi-Cal providers and enrollees say cuts will disrupt hospitals and hurt families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.

April 29, 2025

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Explaining Medi-Cal

CHCF has launched Medi-Cal Explained, a project that will include papers and briefings describing how the nation’s largest Medicaid program organizes, finances, and provides care for Californians with low incomes.

February 27, 2019

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Worried Orange County Families, Health Leaders Speak Out About Protecting Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal covers more than one million Orange County residents, including 44% of the county’s children and teens. Many are highly concerned and fearful about the potential impact of proposed federal cuts to Medicaid.

March 27, 2025

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Six Things to Watch For Now That Medi-Cal Has Picked Commercial Managed Care Plans

Continued investment and sound implementation will lead to higher quality care for millions of Medi-Cal enrollees — and progress toward reducing racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes.

September 08, 2022

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Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

The Trump-era public charge rule is gone, but people remain wary of signing up for newly expanded health benefits.

October 01, 2024

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The Future of Medi-Cal: Bold Ideas for the Next Decade

Kara Carter and Chris Perrone share six winning concepts selected by CHCF to inform the Future of Medi-Cal Commission, which is drafting a roadmap for California’s health system.

January 23, 2026

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Medi-Cal Member Committee Puts Enrollees Front and Center

Advisory panel provides direct input and feedback from enrollees and their caregivers to the program’s director and her top aides.

October 07, 2024

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A Prescription for Performance Assessment and Accountability in Medi-Cal

An expert in US and state health policy explains how federal regulations provide an overdue opportunity for Medi-Cal to reconsider how managed care is organized and incentivized.

May 08, 2018

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How to Fulfill the Promise of Medi-Cal

Health Disparities Require Bolder Action on Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts

How to Improve Medi-Cal Enrollment Renewals for Millions

How Medi-Cal’s Fiscal Balancing Act Could Soon Become More Challenging

Medi-Cal and Homelessness

Medi-Cal Now Considers Income, Not Assets, of Enrollees

California Lawmakers Asked CHCF How to Improve Access to Care in Medi-Cal. Here’s What We Told Them.

From the Sierra Nevada to Death Valley, Rural Californians Fear Medi-Cal Cuts

Explaining Medi-Cal

Worried Orange County Families, Health Leaders Speak Out About Protecting Medi-Cal

Six Things to Watch For Now That Medi-Cal Has Picked Commercial Managed Care Plans

Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

The Future of Medi-Cal: Bold Ideas for the Next Decade

Medi-Cal Member Committee Puts Enrollees Front and Center

A Prescription for Performance Assessment and Accountability in Medi-Cal

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