Opioid Safety

November 15, 2017

SHOUT Webinar 1: The Case for Inpatient Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT)

November 15, 2017

In this webinar, we examined the efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder, evidence for prescribing these medications in hospital settings, and strategies for implementing prescription programs in your hospital.

California’s Current and Future Behavioral Health Workforce

Janet Coffman, Timothy Bates, Igor Geyn, Joanne Spetz

Behavioral Health, Workforce

This report synthesizes data about California’s behavioral health workforce. California needs to make substantial investments to meet future demand for behavioral health professionals.

Webinar Series: Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment in Primary Care

Behavioral Health

Many patients with addiction can be successfully treated in a primary care setting. This webinar series teaches primary care clinicians how to implement medication-assisted treatment in their practices.

Groups

Investing in Innovation

Groups is a mission-driven medical practice that offers affordable treatment to people with opioid use disorder who live in rural communities.

California Opioid Safety Network

The California Opioid Safety Network is a community of local coalitions working across California to share strategies and best practices toward the shared goal of reducing opioid addiction and deaths.

November 26, 2017

Sacramento Briefing — California’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic

November 26, 2017

The opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis in American history. This CHCF briefing in Sacramento will examine the role of California agencies in addressing the epidemic.

Opioid Safety Coalitions to Accelerate Impact with New Network Leader

October 9, 2017

The Public Health Institute has been chosen to assume leadership of the California Opioid Safety Network in a multifaceted effort to ease the toll of the opioid epidemic.

Care Integration for Patients with Complex Needs

Medi-Cal health plans and providers will collaborate on the development of financially sustainable, integrated care models for patients with complex needs.

Local Coalitions Help Drive Progress in California’s Opioid Epidemic

September 28, 2017

The leader of CHCF's work on the California opioid epidemic shares the latest statistical trends and describes the benefits of local coalitions tackling the problem.

Wall Street Journal Shouldn’t Blame Medicaid for Rising Opioid Toll

September 28, 2017

There they go again. The Wall Street Journal published yet another questionable attack on the Medicaid program — this time claiming that it contributed to the opioid epidemic.

Emergency Care for the Opioid Epidemic: Hospitals Step Up to Offer Buprenorphine in the ED

Emergency department administration of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder doubles retention in treatment. CHCF is helping eight hospitals learn to treat addiction in the ED.

Why Health Plans Should Go to the ‘MAT’ in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction

Julia Elitzer, Margaret Tatar

Coverage Trends

The opioid epidemic demands urgent attention. Health plans can play a role in preventing overdose deaths by improving access to medication-assisted treatment.

CHCF Announces Investment in Groups, an Opioid Addiction Treatment Company

September 12, 2017

Investing in Innovation

As part of its work to address the opioid epidemic, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) is supporting Groups, a mission-driven medical practice that offers affordable treatment for opioid use disorder in rural communities.

Driving Toward Solutions: Providers Map Strategies to Reduce Opioid Deaths

Behavioral Health

Leaders in physician groups and health systems weigh approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.

In Stylebook, AP Directs Its Reporters: Addiction Is a ‘Disease’

Experts on addiction treatment long ago dropped the stigmatizing words "addict" and "substance abuser." Now the influential Associated Press has recognized addiction as a disease, not a moral failing.