Primary Care Payment and Financing

Our work in primary care transformation strengthens California’s health care system. We analyze practice models, workforce solutions, and technology integration, supporting innovations that expand access, enhance coordination, and improve patient outcomes across diverse settings.

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Primary Care Matters

Primary Care
Elaine Berg lives in Bakersfield with her son Alpha Omega "Poppy" Stewart, right, who has Down syndrome. Both are Medi-Cal enrollees. Stewart's friend since high school, Daniel Montes, is at left.

Kern, Tulare Counties Brace for Crisis Caused by Possible Medi-Cal Cuts

Medi-Cal

Does Shift Happen? Key Concepts and Evidence in the Hospital Cost-Shifting Debate

Health Care Costs/Affordability
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Controlling Health Care Costs

Health Care Costs/Affordability

Groundbreaking Study Links Higher Primary Care Spending to Better Care Quality in California

Primary Care

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Federal Funds Expand and Support California’s Health Workforce: An Explainer

In 2022, California received $2.1 billion in federal funds to strengthen its health workforce. This explainer outlines funding sources, program types, and supported professions across medicine, nursing, and behavioral health.

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Enhancing Financial Sustainability for Street Medicine: Examining Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts with California Providers

This issue brief provides a snapshot of contracting efforts between a sample of Medi-Cal managed care plans and street medicine providers. It examines the impact that those contracts are having on street medicine providers’ financial sustainability.

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How to Pay for It

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Health care is too expensive for many Californians. CHCF offers these resources that detail where health spending happens, why health care costs are increasing so rapidly, and what policymakers could consider to improve value in the system.

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