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Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including over 40% of all children, half of those with disabilities, over a million seniors, and one in five workers. CHCF reports provide data and analysis on how well Medi-Cal is serving Californians.


CHCF Blog

New Rules to Let Inmates Enroll in Medi-Cal Before They Leave Prison or Jail

January 11, 2023
Kristen Hwang
Medi-Cal, Health Equity
Although jail and prison inmates are eligible for Medi-Cal after release, they often have long waits before health services begin. The change is expected to improve care and reduce expensive emergency room visits.
CHCF Blog

Community-Based Organizations to Join Reimagined California Improvement Network

January 9, 2023
Kathryn Phillips
Medi-Cal
Equity is at the center of future quality improvement work in California. Learn about the community-based organizations joining CIN as peers and partners in 2023.
CHCF Blog

Reflections on CalAIM’s First Year

January 9, 2023
Melora Simon
Medi-Cal, Health Equity, Behavioral Health, Data Exchange, Homelessness & Health Care
A review of what CalAIM has already undertaken and a look over the horizon at what is still to come.
CHCF Blog

How a Managed Care Plan Helped a Young Man Move Out of a Nursing Home

December 13, 2022
J. Duncan Moore Jr.
Medi-Cal
Effective January 1, Medi-Cal policy and payment changes under CalAIM will make it easier for long-term nursing home patients to transition to settings in the community.
CHCF Blog

Creating Robust Provider Networks to Support Older Adults and People with Disabilities

December 12, 2022
Torshira Moffett, Carrie Graham
Medi-Cal, Older Adults with Complex Needs
Experts share strategies for Medicaid agencies to meet the health and social needs of these populations by partnering with community-based organizations, institutional long-term care facilities, and Medicare providers.
CHCF Blog

State Data Exchange Framework Could Be a Game Changer If Local Agencies Get Support

November 15, 2022
Brian Rinker
Data Exchange, Medi-Cal
The project is an ambitious effort to expand access and the sharing of health information across antiquated and siloed information systems used by medical, behavioral health, and social services providers.
CHCF Blog

Navigators / Navegadores Connect a California Immigrant Community to Medi-Cal

November 8, 2022
Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Medi-Cal
Experts counsel community members, including those reluctant to provide their ID cards or personal information needed to apply for Medi-Cal coverage.
CHCF Blog

Finally, an Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction

October 25, 2022
Dana G. Smith
Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal
A new Medi-Cal program uses psychology principles to incentivize stimulant users to stay sober.
Publication

Presumptive Eligibility: Creating a Pathway to Ongoing Medi-Cal Coverage

October 2022
Mathematica
Medi-Cal
Two studies point to opportunities for California to enhance presumptive eligibility and hospital presumptive eligibility so that both processes become pathways to ongoing Medi-Cal coverage.
CHCF Blog

California Bets Big on Housing in Medicaid

September 27, 2022
Steven Birenbaum
Medi-Cal, Homelessness & Health Care
A new episode of the health policy podcast Tradeoffs sheds light on CalAIM’s origin story through the experiences of Medi-Cal’s director, Jacey Cooper.
Publication

Advancing Health Equity: A Recommended Health Equity Framework for Accountability in Medicaid

September 2022
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Health Equity, Medi-Cal
With support from CHCF, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) developed a health equity measurement framework that state Medicaid programs can use to measure accountability in health plan managed care contracting.
CHCF Blog

Six Things to Watch For Now That Medi-Cal Has Picked Commercial Managed Care Plans

September 8, 2022
Christopher Perrone
Health Equity, Medi-Cal
Continued investment and sound implementation will lead to higher quality care for millions of Medi-Cal enrollees — and progress toward reducing racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes.
CHCF Blog

CalAIM: Community-Based Organizations Poised to Partner with Medi-Cal

August 24, 2022
Heather Stringer
Medi-Cal
State initiative is designed to improve individuals’ health outcomes by covering services outside the walls of hospitals and community clinics.
Publication

The Role of Community-Based Organization Networks in CalAIM: Seven Key Considerations

August 2022
Anna Spencer, Isabel Clemente
Medi-Cal
This report outlines seven considerations for potentially using networks of community-based organizations to meet the ambitious objectives of the CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) initiative.
CHCF Blog

The Big Health Care Wins in California’s State Budget

August 8, 2022
Kara Carter
Medi-Cal, Expanding Health Coverage, Workforce, Health Care Costs, Data Exchange
California’s 2022–23 state budget represents one of the most significant investments in health care in a generation.
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