Medicaid

One in Six Adults in California Immigrant Families Avoided Public Benefits in 2019, Study Finds

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal, Health Equity

Confusion about the public charge rule and the chilling effect it has caused are urgent problems in light of COVID-19 and its economic fallout.

The COVID-19 Tsunami: The Tide Goes Out Before It Comes In

Robert L. Phillips, Andrew Bazemore, Aaron Baum

Workforce, Payment & Financing

Experts warn of severe primary care disruptions without prompt federal intervention.

COVID-19 Shines a Harsh Light on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal

Stories That Caught Our Attention: How the epidemic is exacerbating the health disparities that have long burdened people of color.

California Mobilizes for a Health Care Surge

Xenia Shih Bion

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal, Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care, Telehealth, Workforce

Stories That Caught Our Attention: California is adopting policies related to health care coverage, workforce, telehealth, and palliative care to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Affordable Care Act Turns 10

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Since 2010, the ACA has been folded into American life in myriad ways, reducing the number of people who are uninsured to historically low levels.

Ten Years After: The ACA’s Success in Five Charts

Anne Sunderland

Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

Happy birthday to the landmark law that reshaped the American health care system.

The ACA Turns 10

Expanding Health Coverage

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. On the law's 10th anniversary, this collection highlights some key CHCF research and resources exploring the impact of the ACA.

America’s Head Count Begins

Xenia Shih Bion

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Census data determines how many seats a state has in the US House of Representatives, shapes redistricting, and determines how federal funds are allocated.

US Supreme Court Agrees to Review Affordable Care Act — for the Third Time

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal, Health Care Costs

Stories That Caught Our Attention: If the health law is overturned, most Americans will be affected.

Sacramento Briefing Explores Integration of Physical and Behavioral Health in Medi-Cal

February 28, 2020

Catherine Teare

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

Hundreds of providers, administrators, government officials, consumers, and advocates learned how Medicaid programs can integrate behavioral health services and physical health care.

Paying for Value in Behavioral Health

Robert Belfort, Adam Striar

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

State Medicaid programs are actively pursuing models of behavioral health value-based purchasing. This paper reviews well-publicized initiatives in three state Medicaid programs that have adopted different types of behavioral health value-based purchasing models.

Making Behavioral Health Integration Work

Logan Kelly, Allison Hamblin

Behavioral Health

This paper synthesizes insights from organizational leaders representing Medicaid-based partnerships in four states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, and Oregon.

Public Charge Rule Could Erode Enrollment in Insurance Coverage

February 3, 2020

Xenia Shih Bion

Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

Stories That Caught Our Attention: A Supreme Court ruling sets the stage for implementation of the public charge rule in California and across the nation.

Why a Shared Savings Program Is Critical to CalAIM

January 28, 2020

Anne Sunderland

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing

Chris Perrone, CHCF’s director of Improving Access, explores California's rare opportunity to chart a new course for Medi-Cal for years to come.

How to Fulfill the Promise of Medi-Cal

January 22, 2020

Sandra R. Hernández

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing, Behavioral Health

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.