The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) earlier this month released a brief entitled, “Understand the Basics of Medi-Cal Managed Care Procurement,” detailing the basics of the state’s upcoming procurement process, the scope and goals of the 2021 procurement process, the timeline and specifics of each step of the procurement process, and opportunities for public stakeholders…
Read More »This week, the Children Now’s Health Team released a report entitled, “Accountability for Medi-Cal Children’s Preventive Services: Medi-Cal Health Plans are Key to Improving Preventive Care for Kids,” examining the role of Medi-Cal managed care in ensuring optimal health among California children. Children Now assessed the utilization of various preventive health services, including lead screening,…
Read More »This week, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Network for Public Health Law (NPHL) issued a report entitled, “Proposed Limits on Public Health Authority: Dangerous for Public Health.” The report details state-level efforts in the U.S. to roll back or severely limit the authority of public health agencies which…
Read More »According to a poll conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a large majority of the public favors substantially increasing federal spending on improving the nation’s public health programs. A similar majority believes the activities of public health agencies in the…
Read More »The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Prevention Institute recently issued a reported entitled, “Community Safety Realized: Public Health Pathways to Preventing Violence.” The report is designed to support health departments and other organizations in work to prevent and address violence in communities. According to BCHC and the Prevention Institute, risk factors for violence,…
Read More »The Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative, a joint effort between the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) recently released a new resource entitled, “Creating Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships and Environments for Children.” The resource…
Read More »This week, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a report following the Governor’s release of his Administration’s May Revise Budget last week. The LAO provides the Legislature initial takeaways from the Governor’s budget and details considerations for the Legislature as they assess investment proposals over the coming weeks. Of particular note, the LAO estimates…
Read More »The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) and the California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI) recently released a report detailing recommended practices for equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. California’s public health systems have been undertaking efforts to vaccinate community members of color, low-wage essential workers, and other most at-risk populations…
Read More »The Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) recently issued its 2021 Regional Health Coverage Fact Sheets. Each year, ITUP releases “Coverage at a Glance” regional health coverage fact sheets for its 11 ITUP Regional Workgroup locations. This year, the ITUP Regional Health Coverage Fact Sheets included race/ethnicity data for each county including the county’s uninsured population….
Read More »This past week, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new report entitled, “The Impacts of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2021,” examining federal, state, and local public health funding trends and recommending investments and policy actions to build a stronger public health system, prioritize prevention, and address…
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