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Is Vertical Integration Bad for Health Care Consumers?
Hospital systems across the nation are buying up physician practices, and policymakers are concerned about the impact that this trend — called vertical integration — could have on the health care...
View ArticleState Releases Data on 2018 Health Insurance Enrollment
New data released by the state Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) show mixed results for California’s health insurance enrollment in 2018. Total...
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Census Question About Citizenship Status
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., front row center, turns to chat with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, standing second from left, in a 2018 photo. The two voted with the majority...
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As 2020 Race Revs Up, CNN Asks Americans About Health Care
With the 2020 presidential race now underway, health care is one of the top concerns of American voters. At the first Democratic primary debate, held on June 26 and 27 in Miami, many of the 20...
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These Four Federal Proposals Would Have Major Health Implications for Immigrants
The Trump administration is seeking to modify federal regulations with harmful changes that could dramatically affect immigrants’ access to health care and other public benefits and weaken the health...
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A Doctor’s Eye-Opening House Call at a Lockup for Migrant Children
A picture drawn by an immigrant child who was detained by federal authorities in Texas. Photo: Courtesy of American Academy of Pediatrics Dolly Lucio Sevier, MD, grew up so close to the US-Mexico...
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How California Can Finally Close In on Meaningful Health Price Transparency
For more than a decade, many state and federal policymakers have argued for greater health care price transparency, and their efforts received a push in recent weeks. In late June, President Donald...
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Will Low-Income Women Lose Access to the Reproductive Health Care They Need?
The Trump administration’s recent changes to the Title X Family Planning Program are expected to severely reduce access to reproductive health services across the country. Title X is the $286 million...
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Opioid Safety Lessons Put Physician on Path to State Policymaking
Kelly Pfeifer, MD, is joining state government to work on mental health and substance use disorder policy after leading CHCF’s High-Value Care team since 2014. Photo: José Luis Villegas After five...
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Opioid-Dependent Newborns Get New Treatment: Mom Instead of Morphine
Experts in Humboldt County changed the way they treat newborns dependent on opioids. The babies spend less time in the neonatal unit and receive less medication. The team includes, left to right,...
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Life Experiences Help Peer Counselors Assist Others with Mental Health Issues
Reach Out Program Manager Charlie Jones, right, and volunteer Lee Frierson take a break after leading a game of bingo with mental health patients at an Oakland, California, board-and-care home. Photo:...
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Independent Nurse Practitioners Bridge Big Gaps in Rural Care
Main Street, San Luis, Colorado, population 630. Photo: Heather Stringer SAN LUIS, Colorado — When Francisco and Ramoncita Medina heard about the planned retirement of their longtime doctor Joseph...
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Democracy in Action Is More Powerful Than Any Gun
People attend a vigil for victims of the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 29, 2019, in Gilroy, California. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images The mass shootings that took place in...
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Expanding Medicaid Can Save Lives
Kentucky residents Doug and Mary Blair wait for Mary’s doctor appointment. Despite suffering from a past heart attack and diabetes, Mary was able to receive medical coverage through the Affordable...
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“Treat Me Like a Person”: What We’ve Heard So Far from Californians with Low...
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of listening to more than 100 low-income Californians talk about their experiences and aspirations in the health care...
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The Final Public Charge Rule Is Out. Here’s How It Affects Immigrants.
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized significant new restrictions to reduce immigration by creating a preference for wealthy, English-speaking,...
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Can Hollywood Change Attitudes About Addiction and Mental Health?
On the CBS television show Mom, stars Allison Janney, left, and Anna Faris, second from left, participate in a therapy session. Photo: CBS via Getty The camera pans to the therapist as she finishes...
View ArticleLearning Lessons on a Journey Toward Health Equity
One of our core beliefs is that improving the health care system in California for the benefit of all Californians requires diverse partnerships. The health care system is complex. So, too, are the...
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The Real Story of America
Screenshot of “The 1619 Project” letter mark via New York Times Conferences, YouTube, Streamed live on Aug 13, 2019. In August 1619, a Portuguese ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans docked at...
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Roundtables Highlight Common Tech Challenges Facing Medicaid Programs
A breakout group at the Primed Roundtable in Nashville in 2018 included Wendy Long, MD, MPH (in gray jacket), then director of Tennessee’s Medicaid program TennCare; Cris McCoy of Gordon &...
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