Reports & News
Policy Brief: Requiring Access to Quality Report Rating and Information for Long Term Care
About 3 million Californians are discharged from hospitals annually, and many need post-acute and long-term care services after discharge. Hospital discharge plans often include placement options in skilled nursing facilities...
Read MorePolicy Brief: Promoting Health Equity for People with Disabilities Through United Efforts
There are 7.6 million Californians who live with a disability and experience significant health disparities. This policy brief analyzes how key state departments - Department of Health Care Services, Department...
Read MoreRecent Results for HEDIS Scores for Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Substance Use for Medi-Cal, Commercial and Medicare Health Plans
Key findings - overall performance is poor. Average performance for Medi-Cal and Commercial plans for follow-up care is less than 1 in 3 within 30 days of visiting an emergency...
Read MoreWhy Obamacare and health costs take center stage amid shutdown
Democrats are seizing on a popular feature of the Affordable Care Act – enhanced tax credits that have helped millions pay for health insurance – as a core issue in...
Read MoreCalAIM Update: Community Supports Utilization by county and Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan – January to December 2024
Report provides most recent CalAIM Community Supports utilization data and trend for 2024 by quarter. Analysis for all fourteen community supports includes data by county and Medi-Cal managed care plan.
Read MoreCalAIM Update: Enhanced Care Management Enrollment by Population of Focus, County and Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan January to December 2024
Report provides most recent publicly available ECM enrollment data and trend for 2024 by quarter. The report includes enrollment and penetration rates by managed care plan, county, and population of...
Read MorePolicy Brief: Medi-Cal Managed Care: 2023 Performance in Post Emergency Department Follow-up Care for Medi-Cal Beneficiaries with Substance Use
Provides HEDIS performance data on how many Medi-Cal beneficiaries receive any follow-up after an emergency department visit for overdose or major substance use disorder within 7 days and within 30...
Read MorePolicy Brief: Eye Exams for People with Diabetes in California: HEDIS Scores 2021-2023
Provides HEDIS measures for dilated eye examinations for Medi-Cal, Medicare and commercial health plans
Read MorePolicy Brief — Fatal Overdoses in California 2018-2023
Updates data on overdose deaths and emergency department visits over past 5 years. Deaths have doubled in past five years.
Read MoreIssue Brief: Enhancing Financial Sustainability for Street Medicine: Examining Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts with California Providers.
Review contracting issues between Medi-Cal managed care plans and street medicine providers.
Read MoreSUD Counselor Certification: Training on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Review current curriculum to determine level of training on MAT.
Read MorePolicy Brief: Prevalence of Individuals with a Developmental Disability Among California’s Unsheltered Population
Reviews data from “Point in Time (PIT)” counts suggesting that between 6-17% of unsheltered individuals self identify as having a developmental disability. Other surveys suggest the prevalence may be as...
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