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Mass Media Explore Behavioral Health Issues — to Great Effect
A new Sesame Street initiative to help kids coping with parental addiction stars a new green Muppet, Karli, whose mom has an addiction, and 10-year-old Salia (second from right), whose parents were...
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“Phenomenal” Progress in California, but More to Do
Nearly four decades after launching her Sacramento health policy career, Deborah Kelch is retiring in 2020. Photo: Rob Waters Deborah Kelch has devoted almost 40 years to bringing about changes to...
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The Legacy of Bernard Tyson Will Endure
Bernard Tyson. Photo: Kaiser Permanente Like many of my colleagues at CHCF and across the world of health care, I have been reflecting on the life and career of Bernard Tyson, who died unexpectedly...
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Health Care System Accepting New Math: Housing = Health
The Residences at Camelback West in Phoenix has 500 rental units ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments, of which 100 are set aside for homeless UnitedHealth Medicaid members. Photo: Tiempo...
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Finding the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time
Dennis Flannery, a paramedic in Stanislaus County, California, is participating in a pilot project to transport people in mental health crises to psychiatric care outside of hospital emergency rooms....
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Putting Care in Context
Michelle Schneidermann, MD, the new director of CHCF’s High-Value Care program. Photo: Avram Goldstein Last month, Michelle Schneidermann, MD, joined CHCF as director of High-Value Care. Schneidermann...
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Health Affairs’ Rural Health Issue Has Special Relevance to California
Photo: Vincent James Where you live shouldn’t determine your access to health care or the quality of that care. But because one in five Americans lives in a rural area, many millions of people face...
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Surprise Medical Billing Might Get a Hybrid Solution
Lawmakers in Washington are working toward a compromise to address surprise medical bills. Reaching a consensus on how to protect patients from surprise medical bills has eluded Congress for most of...
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Tech Company Unites Unlikely Allies in Bid to Fix Social Safety Net
Micheline Tocco, left, of Unite Us, prepares materials for representatives of social and health services organizations attending a community meeting at a hospital in Bakersfield, California, on...
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California’s Surprise-Billing Law Influences Federal Approach
Recent developments in Congress suggest that a bipartisan solution for surprise medical bills is within reach — a development that may have been influenced by reforms passed in Sacramento in the last...
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How San Francisco Health Leaders Use “Humble Inquiry” to Improve Performance
Nationally recognized Lean consultant Margie Hagene, standing, teaches San Francisco Department of Public Health staff members about the principles and practice of humble inquiry. Photo: Sara Lin. At...
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Reducing Mental Health Disparities with Community Support in Solano County
Marianne Duncan, right, Solano County’s assistant director of special education, and a student celebrate the opening of a student wellness center. County officials worked with experts from UC Davis...
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Inland Empire’s McNaughton Feels a “Sacred Calling” to Connect People with Care
Inland Empire Health Plan CEO Jarrod B. McNaughton at the organization’s headquarters in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Photo: John Valenzuela Health care executive Jarrod B. McNaughton took an unusual...
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“Food Pharmacies” Fill Physician Prescriptions for Fresh Produce
La Clínica de la Raza hosts a food pharmacy for patients on the second Monday of each month at its San Antonio neighborhood clinic. Photo: La Clínica de la Raza Once a month, patients line up early at...
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You’ve Got to Hear This: Funding a New Health Policy Podcast
This article was first published on January 15, 2020, on the Health Affairs Blog. If it seems like everyone you know is recommending that you listen to their favorite podcast, you’re not alone. With...
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Newsom Budget Proposal Signals Health Care Priorities
After unveiling his 2020–21 proposed state budget, California governor Gavin Newsom, right, kicked off a weeklong homelessness tour across the state, including a stop at a Los Angeles board-and-care...
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How to Fulfill the Promise of Medi-Cal
For California to live up to its social and economic potential, everyone must have the opportunity to live in good health and contribute. That’s why one of the most important steps California can take...
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Covered California Enrollment Deadline Looms
Covered California teamed up with the Challenged Athletes Foundation in San Diego last month as part of its statewide open enrollment campaign. Photo: Courtesy of Covered California The deadline to...
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Why a Shared Savings Program Is Critical to Medi-Cal Healthier California for...
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently launched Medi-Cal Healthier California for All, a multiyear process to improve the health outcomes and...
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Concert Health Aims to Scale Collaborative Mental Health Care
Primary care practitioner Dr. Prabhdeep Singh, left, who uses Concert Health’s remote collaborative care program to provide seamless mental health care to his patients, talks to a patient at his...
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