California is the most racially diverse state in the country, and addressing health disparities experienced by people of color is critically important. This Almanac report shows that people of color face barriers to accessing health care, often receive suboptimal treatment, and are most likely to experience poor outcomes in the health care system.

Medi-Cal enrollees in 18 rural counties in California receive care under Medi-Cal’s Regional Model of managed care. This report compares access to care, quality of care, and both patients’ and providers’ satisfaction in Regional Model counties with other rural counties across the state.

This report explores quality of care, access to care, and patient satisfaction for Medi-Cal enrollees in counties that use the Geographic Managed Care Model, which uses five or more Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) to deliver services. Results are compared to similar urban counties that rely on only one or two MCPs.

Two short documents provide an overview of Medicaid waivers and State Plan Amendments, and how they are used in California. A one-page comparison chart shows the differences between these two policy instruments.

This report examines the quality of care provided by Medi-Cal managed care plans between 2009 and 2018. In addition to reporting on overall trends in performance, this report also examines differences by type of ownership (public, nonprofit, for-profit) and model of managed care.

Use this interactive map to learn more about the quality of care provided by local Medi-Cal managed care plans in your area between 2009 and 2018.

This paper highlights examples of Medi-Cal managed care plans that have made significant progress on individual quality-of-care measures. The paper identifies several common, interconnected strategies that were key to improving quality and provides concrete examples of how plans put these strategies into place.