Medicaid

Giving Thanks

November 16, 2018

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal

Stories that caught our attention this week: We want to take a moment to express our gratitude for those who provide care on the front lines, as well as those who work behind the scenes to make policy that ensures that all Californians have access to health care.

Public Charge Rule Could Prompt Up to 455,000 California Kids Who Need Care to Leave Medi-Cal

November 15, 2018

Leah Zallman, Karen Finnegan

New research from the Institute for Community Health estimates that the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the public charge rule could prompt up to 455,000 California children in need of medical attention to leave Medi-Cal.

Health Care Wins at the Ballot Box

November 9, 2018

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Voters nationwide showed support for health care on November 6. Polls showed voters thought health care was an important issue, and in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, they passed ballot measures to expand Medicaid.

ACA Reduces Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage Rates in California

Coverage Trends

New data from the California Health Insurance Survey show that coverage in California remained stable in 2016–17. Of particular note is how the Affordable Care Act has narrowed disparities in coverage between different racial and ethnic groups.

New Public Charge Rule Protecting Health Care Access Now in Effect

A new public charge rule proposed by the Biden Administration went into effect on December 23, 2022. The Trump-era public charge rule no longer applies. Immigrants and their families can seek medical care, including testing and treatment for COVID-19, without fearing immigration consequences due to public charge.

Changing Public Charge Immigration Rules: The Potential Impact on Children Who Need Care

Leah Zallman, Karen Finnegan

Coverage Trends

This issue brief explores how a proposed change to public charge laws and their impact on immigration could affect children with medical needs.

Immigrants and the New Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Rule

October 2, 2018

Billy Wynne, Dawn Joyce

The Department of Homeland Security has released highly anticipated proposed changes to "public charge" rules that could disqualify many immigrants from gaining permanent residency in the US. Our Washington, DC, experts explain what the proposals mean.

Medicaid Road Trip

September 25, 2018

Melissa Buckley

Investing in Innovation

CHCF is hitting the road to hear from other states’ health plans, providers, entrepreneurs, investors, and state officials about how technology could improve all 51 Medicaid programs in the states and DC. Through those conversations, we hope to identify a shared set of problems for which technology might hold scalable solutions.

October 15, 2018

Health Affairs Forum in Sacramento — Improving Care for Californians

Payment & Financing, Health Care Costs

October 15, 2018

The September 2018 issue of Health Affairs was entitled “California: Leading The Way?” Health Affairs returned to Sacramento for this special event.

Not Listening to Mothers

September 12, 2018

Behavioral Health, Maternal Health, Medi-Cal

A new major survey finds a significant disconnect between the maternity care women want and the care they end up getting. The results of Listening to Mothers in California, released today, reveal what is and isn’t working with maternity care in the Golden State.

Medi-Cal Moves Addiction Treatment into the Mainstream

Molly Brassil, Carol Backstrom, Erynne Jones

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

A fundamental shift is underway in California to expand, improve, and reorganize Medi-Cal’s system for treating people with substance use disorders. This report summarizes the experiences of the first counties to implement this new approach.

Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

In Medi-Cal, treatment for patients with substance use disorder has long been run out of a separate program. Now California is implementing a broad move to modernize this system of care.

Health Care Journalists and Facts

Xenia Shih Bion

Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Health care policy continues to fuel political controversy, and journalists are playing an important role in providing data and evidence to counteract misinformation.

What’s Different About Caring for Medi-Cal Members with Serious Illness?

Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care

For people with low incomes or who are covered by Medi-Cal, palliative care programs must attend to a host of issues that patients with economic resources don't face.

Six Facts About Undocumented Californians

Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

A new analysis of data from the most recent California Health Interview Survey reveals six key facts about the age, race/ethnicity, income, work status, and insurance status of California's undocumented population.