Last week, the California Health Care Foundation released two new studies by the Blue Sky Consulting Group assessing quality of care, access, and the provider’s experience under two models of Medi-Cal managed care, the Regional and Geographic Managed Care (GMC) models. The Regional paper concludes that Medi-Cal enrollees in Regional model counties have received somewhat poorer…
Read More »Orange County created a short video on their health improvement plan journey. The video highlights key areas of their plan, actions taken and associated outcomes. Should you wish to view it, the video can be found here.
Read More »On Wednesday, the California Budget and Policy Center (CBPC) released a brief, “Strategies to Improve Maternal Mental Health in California.” The brief examines the impact of untreated maternal mental health conditions on short- and long-term maternal and child health outcomes, including significant medical and economic costs. CBPC finds mothers of color and mothers with lower…
Read More »The California Alliance for Prevention Funding (CAPF) Wellness Trust Proposal will be featured on a Dialogue4Health Web Forum next Tuesday, May 7 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. CAPF is a coalition of 20 statewide organizations, including CHEAC, advocating for the creation of a California Wellness Trust to provide sustained funding for public health prevention activities. Next…
Read More »This week the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) conducted a webinar providing an overview of the CalCRG program including how to apply. A wealth of application and technical assistance materials as well as the archived webinar can be found here.
Read More »On Thursday, the Governor’s proposal to rename and refocus the Council on Health Care Delivery Systems (Council), established by the 2018 Budget Act, to the Healthy California For All Commission (Commission) was heard in the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services. The California Health and Human Services…
Read More »Registration for the National Opioid Leadership Summit, hosted by the Public Health Institute (PHI), is now open. The summit will be held on Tuesday, June 25 in Sacramento and will provide opportunities for attendees to learn about, share, and collaborate on solutions to the opioid crisis that bridge criminal justice, health care, and public health…
Read More »The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has announced it will host a two-day in-person workshop, “Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness.” The collaborative public workshop will be held on June 4 and 5 in Sacramento and will convene experts to address a series of topics related to public…
Read More »This week, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published proceedings and an infographic on its recent workshop, “Health Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Death.” NASEM indicates that firearm injuries and death remain a serious public health concern throughout the U.S., burdening individuals, communities, and health care systems. The materials examine possible…
Read More »On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) and the Assembly Health Committee convened an informational hearing related to California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s recent report, “Department of Health Care Services: Millions of Children in Medi-Cal Are Not Receiving Preventive Health Services.” Recall, the audit report, released in March, determined that an average 2.4 million…
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