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Deadly Policy Change Blindsides Immigrants with Severe Illnesses
Maria Isabel Bueso, of Concord, California, became the public face of a controversial policy that would deport her, blocking her access to the only available source of her lifesaving medical...
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Number of Uninsured Americans on the Rise While California Holds Steady
For the first time since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, the number of uninsured Americans has increased, according to a new US Census Bureau report (PDF) on income, poverty, and...
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“Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us”
Several members of Trust Partners at a monthly meeting with Trust Health Center manager Paida Ndemera. From left, Trust Partners Thelonious Polk, Jerry Smith, Ndemera, and William Terry. Photo: Xenia...
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Can Behavioral Health Entrepreneurs Finally Break Through?
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland In California, nearly two out of three adults with a mental illness do not receive mental health services (PDF), and only one out of 10 adults with a substance use...
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White House Puts National Spotlight on California Homelessness
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland President Donald Trump has taken a sudden interest in California’s homelessness crisis. Last week, he and several senior White House advisers, including Housing and Urban...
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New Study Shows Lagging Quality Improvement in Medi-Cal Managed Care
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland More than 10 million Californians — mostly children, their parents and caretakers, people with disabilities, and adults typically in low-wage jobs — get their health...
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When It Comes to C-Sections, All Hospitals Are Not the Same
A hospital labor and delivery team prepares a patient for a cesarean delivery. In the last decade, the cesarean section (c-section) rate for low-risk, first-time births has risen by 50% nationwide....
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Market Consolidation on Trial
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleges that Sutter Health used its pre-eminent market power to artificially inflate prices. Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press As a jury trial draws...
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Researchers Call for Quality-Improvement Changes in Medi-Cal Plans
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland California should move swiftly to improve the quality of care in the managed care plans that serve 80% of Medi-Cal’s nearly 14 million enrollees, according to researchers...
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White House Requires Immigrants to Purchase Health Insurance
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland On Friday, October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a proclamation to suspend entry of immigrants into the United States if they cannot prove that they will obtain...
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Highly Anticipated Trial to Determine If Consolidation Is Driving Up Costs
A Sutter Health office building in Albany, California. Photo: Avram Goldstein Under the watchful gaze of state attorneys general and large hospital systems across the country, a landmark antitrust...
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New Podcast Examines Tradeoffs Required to Fix US Health Care System
Dan Gorenstein, host of the new health policy podcast Tradeoffs. Photo: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Veteran health care journalist Dan Gorenstein wants to demystify...
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For Community Health Centers, a Hands-On Guide to Building Partnerships
Illustration: Melanie Doherty Design Before joining CHCF, I spent almost 20 years as executive director of the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco. In my time there, we forged some valuable...
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Headphones On: What We’re Listening To
Are you one of the 62 million Americans who listen to podcasts weekly? Or one of the 16 million Americans who consider themselves “avid podcast fans”? Audio storytelling has long been a popular...
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Five Victories for Public Health: Courts Enjoin the Public Charge Rule
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland This article was originally published on October 18, 2019, in the Health Affairs Blog and is reprinted with permission. Shortly before it was set to take effect last...
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It’s Time for California to Solve the Double Standard of Care
California is one of the most diverse places on the planet. One thing we all have in common is a deep desire for ourselves and our loved ones to be healthy, live to their full potential, and have...
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New California Data Resource Highlights Need for Bold Action on Health...
As policymakers confront significant social and economic inequality throughout our country, the role of racial and ethnic disparities in health care must be acknowledged and addressed. The success of...
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Examining the Effects of Electronic Consults on Primary Care Providers
Kim Nguyen, MD, an internal medicine physician and associate medical director at LifeLong Medical Care’s Ashby Health Center in Berkeley, relies on electronic specialty consults. Photo: Jessica Brandi...
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Missed Opportunities in Serious Illness Care
Clinical social worker John Pappas, left, nurse practitioner Flor Elorta, and medical student Justin Trop, members of the Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Service team, meet in their office at...
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Wildfires Create “New Normal” for California Health Care Facilities
Elderly residents of Riverside Heights Healthcare Center in Jurupa Valley, California, are evacuated as flames and smoke from the Hill Fire approach on October 30, 2019. Photo: Will Lester / The...
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