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Training Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

Behavioral Health, Workforce
With California facing a growing shortage of mental health professionals, a new online certificate program will prepare 300 psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners by 2026. The schools of nursing at UCSF, UC Davis, UCLA, and UC Irvine are coordinating the program which launched in 2021.
CHCF Blog

In Shadow of Devastating Abortion Ruling, California Will Stand Tall

June 27, 2022
Sandra R. Hernández
Maternal Health
The state's leadership will be more important than ever.
Publication

2022 Edition — People Experiencing Homelessness in California

June 2022
The number of people experiencing homelessness served by California's homelessness response system (Continuums of Care) increased from 188,000 in 2017 to 255,000 in 2020. This quick reference guide looks at available data on people experiencing homelessness in California and at their hospital and emergency department use.
CHCF Blog

Celebrating the Expansion of Medi-Cal

June 28, 2022
Sandra R. Hernández
Expanding Health Coverage, Health Equity, Medi-Cal
CHCF's president and CEO explains how state leaders have brought us a step closer to justice and equity in health care.
CHCF Blog

Innovation at the Intersection of Health Care and Homelessness

June 8, 2022
Kathy Moses
Medi-Cal, Homelessness & Health Care
A conversation with California’s Medicaid director, Jacey Cooper, about how CalAIM will bring together a broad range of stakeholders to improve the health of Medi-Cal members experiencing homelessness.
CHCF Blog

‘House Calls’ for People Experiencing Homelessness

June 9, 2022
Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Homelessness & Health Care
Under a grant program developed by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, local health care organizations and clinics brought the medical services directly to people staying at Project Roomkey hotels.
Collection

Medi-Cal and the End of the Public Health Emergency

Coverage Trends
While the end date is uncertain, when the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expires, California will have to redetermine eligibility for millions of Medi-Cal enrollees. It's imperative to help these Californians transition to other types of coverage and to ensure eligible Californians keep their Medi-Cal coverage.
Publication

Improving and Expanding Programs to Support a Diverse Health Care Workforce

May 2022
Urban Institute
Workforce
CHCF commissioned the Urban Institute to conduct a national study of health care pathway programs to examine the persistent barriers and challenges facing aspiring doctors and nurses from systemically and structurally excluded groups. The study draws from interviews and focus groups with dozens of students, professionals, and field leaders.
Resource

Focus on CalAIM

CalAIM is a multiyear reform led by the California Department of Health Care Services to improve the health outcomes and the overall well-being of Medi-Cal enrollees. Explore CHCF’s collection of tools and resources aimed at helping organizations understand and implement CalAIM.
Publication

Improving Care for California’s Older Adults: The Role of Community Health Centers and Public Hospital Systems

June 2022
Pacific Health Consulting Group
Older Adults with Complex Needs
Older adults represent the fastest-growing age cohort receiving care through California’s safety-net provider system. This report outlines potential strategies and opportunities to meet the emerging care needs of older Californians with low incomes, and includes insights from interviews with safety-net system leaders around emerging approaches and challenges they face.
Publication

How to Share Data: A Practical Guide for Health and Homeless Systems of Care

May 2022
Homebase
Homelessness & Health Care, Data Exchange
This practical guide is intended to serve as a tool for communities at any stage of engagement in cross-sector data sharing between health and homeless systems of care. It is designed to help communities ready to start such efforts for the first time, as well as those that have room to grow their data sharing efforts.
CHCF Blog

Standardizing Home-Based Palliative Care: Necessary, Doable, and Fruitful

June 28, 2022
J. Brian Cassel, Kathleen Kerr, Kate Meyers, Judy Thomas
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care
How palliative care clinicians and payers in California worked together to reduce unwanted variation and confusion in home-based palliative care.