Providers

‘Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us’

September 18, 2019

Xenia Shih Bion

At an Oakland clinic, patients who once lived on the streets are helping to improve care for the unsheltered.

Deadly Policy Change Blindsides Immigrants with Severe Illnesses

September 9, 2019

Xenia Shih Bion

Stories That Caught Our Attention: After being widely criticized, the Trump administration has partially backtracked on its decision to stop protecting immigrants from deportation while they receive lifesaving medical care. However, the future of the medical deferred action program remains uncertain.

Roundtables Highlight Common Tech Challenges Facing Medicaid Programs

September 6, 2019

Melissa Buckley

The innovation opportunity in California and across the nation is huge, with one in five Americans enrolled in a state Medicaid program.

Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners

In September 2020, California passed AB 890, which opened the pathway for nurse practitioners (NPs) to treat patients without physician supervision. This was one of the California Future Health Workforce Commission’s priority recommendations to address the state’s shortage of health care workers.

‘Treat Me Like a Person’: What We’ve Heard So Far from Californians with Low Incomes

August 16, 2019

Medi-Cal, Workforce

A new research project is exploring how Californians in the safety net experience their health care and what they hope to get out of their encounters.

Opioid-Dependent Newborns Get New Treatment: Mom Instead of Morphine

Medi-Cal, Behavioral Health

Newborn care experts in Humboldt County are changing the way they treat babies born with opioid dependence. The babies spend less time in the hospital and receive less medication.

Will Low-Income Women Lose Access to the Reproductive Health Care They Need?

Xenia Shih Bion

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The Trump administration’s changes to the Title X Family Planning Program are expected to severely reduce access to reproductive health services in California and across the country.

How California Can Finally Close In on Meaningful Health Price Transparency

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs

For more than a decade, state and federal policymakers have argued for greater health care price transparency. Their efforts received a push in recent weeks.

Is Vertical Integration Bad for Health Care Consumers?

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Care Costs

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Hospital systems across the nation are buying up physician practices, and policymakers are concerned about the impact.

Beds for Boomers — Almanac Collection

Unprecedented growth in California’s senior population, is expected to have a significant impact on the state's health care system. The Almanac reports in this collection examines the growth in the state's senior population and potential impacts on acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health providers, and residential care facilities.

To Switch or Not to Switch: A Guide for Community Clinics Considering Changing EHRs

Walter Sujansky

This guide will help community health center (CHC) leaders weigh the costs and benefits of remaining with their current electronic health record system (EHR) or switching to a different one. Many CHCs are considering this decision, as a shifting health care landscape requires EHRs, and the organizations that manage them, to meet increasingly robust requirements.

Lawmakers Grapple with Patients’ Surprise Medical Bills

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Care Costs, Coverage Trends

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Surprise medical bills for consumers have prompted Congress to explore new legislative remedies. California lawmakers are debating next steps to protect patients in a battle that has raged for years.

California FQHCs: Financial and Operational Performance Analysis

This Capital Link report provides an aggregate financial and operational profile of California Federally Qualified Health Centers for 2013–17. This includes financial performance, utilization, payer mix, and more.

CIN Stories from the Field: Social Needs Screening and Referral Models

Homelessness & Health Care

What practices, tools, and workflows have leading health care organizations adopted to assess and address social needs that impact health?

The Population Health Learning Network

In partnership with the Center for Care Innovations and the Blue Shield of California Foundation, CHCF launched the Population Heath Learning Network (PHLN) in March 2018. The PHLN aims to improve the health and well-being of more than 1.2 million Californians by strengthening the population health management capabilities of safety-net organizations.