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4/3/25 4/3/25

Medicaid Member Engagement in State Policymaking: Medicaid Advisory Committees (MACs) and Beneficiary Advisory Councils (BACs)

1/27/25 1/27/25

Behind the Numbers: What is Driving Continued HCBS Rebalancing?

1/16/25 1/16/25

Creating Coalitions to Inform Substance Use Disorder Policy

12/11/24 12/11/24

New Waiver Approvals Make Room for Traditional Health Care Practices in Tribal Communities

5/16/24 5/16/24

Advisory Committee Requirements in the Access Rule: What’s Next for Implementation?

1/10/24 1/10/24

Ensuring a Seamless Transition to Managed Care for Medi-Cal Members with Complex Needs

12/5/23 12/5/23

Creating a Robust Stakeholder Engagement Process: A Case Study of California

11/30/23 11/30/23

Navigating Care for Dual Eligible Individuals: Paving the Way for Medicare and Medicaid Integration

9/15/23 9/15/23

Advancing Care Coordination: What’s Ahead for California’s Dual Eligible Members

7/14/23 7/14/23

New Peer Support Services Benefit to Leverage Providers’ Lived Experience to Support Medi-Cal Members

5/2/23 5/2/23

Sowing Seeds of Change: Promising Early Results from California’s Medication Assisted Treatment Program

4/10/23 4/10/23

California’s Efforts to Facilitate Access to Medi-Cal Mental Health Services

Californians, like the rest of the country, are facing significant mental health challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. The need for new and enhanced behavioral health supports and interventions has come into strong focus in recent years and states are leveraging their Medicaid programs to respond.

4/6/23 4/6/23

Medicaid & Medicare Prepare for the End of the Public Health Emergency

In November 2022, United States Senators Cassidy, Carper, Scott, Warner, Cornyn, and Menendez issued a request for information (RFI) regarding approaches for improving coverage for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Dual eligible beneficiaries are more likely to have complex health needs that are difficult and often expensive to treat. Too often, they experience a lack of integration and coordination that often results in confusing encounters with the health care system and negative health outcomes.

3/1/23 3/1/23

Senators Request Public Input to Inform Decision Making on Programs Serving Dual Eligible Enrollees

2/28/23 2/28/23

Effective Communication Strategies that Built and Strengthened the ACEs Aware Initiative

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REPORT: Billing Better in CalAIM: How to Improve Reimbursement for Enhanced Care Management and Community Support

Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports are core components of CalAIM, a multiyear initiative led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) that take a person-centered approach to social service delivery and care management for individuals with complex health and social needs.

11/9/22 11/9/22

Strengthening the System of Behavioral Health Care in the District of Columbia

7/21/22 7/21/22

CalHOPE: A New Sustainable Model of Care

Thanks to tireless advocacy combined with impressive outcomes data, funding was allocated in the California state budget to support the continuation of the program. This is a prime example of how initial federal investments can ultimately lead to long-term sustainability of successful programs.

2/28/22 2/28/22

Supporting Medicaid Providers in CalAIM Implementation

Last year, Aurrera Health Group teamed up with the California Department of Health Care Services to provide early education and targeted technical assistance for providers on implementing Enhanced Care Management and Community Support services, two key parts of the CalAIM initiative. This experience revealed several promising practices for other states pursuing whole-person approaches to health care delivery.

1/27/22 1/27/22

Aiming for Integrated Care for Dual Eligible Individuals

6/10/21 6/10/21

California Community Health Centers’ Journey Through the Pandemic

3/4/21 3/4/21

Holding On: Community Health Centers’ Critical Role During the Pandemic

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a critical provider of health care, particularly for communities of color and Medicaid beneficiaries. It is vital that health centers are financially and operationally stable so they can continue to effectively provide patients with primary care, behavioral health, and dental services.

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REPORT: Holding On: How California’s Health Centers Adapted Operations and Care for Patients During the Pandemic

Prepared for the California Health Care Foundation by Aurrera Health Group and Capital Link, this paper identifies several key factors that enabled California’s health centers to manage the financial strain exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to serve patients at a time when accessing health care involved new and unanticipated challenges.

1/22/21 1/22/21

California Re-Commits to CalAIM Initiative for 2021

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REPORT: Improving California’s Health Care Delivery System for the Child Welfare-Involved Population: Concepts and Considerations

Prepared for the DHCS and CDSS CalAIM Workgroup, this report explores ways to better integrate services, provide a single contact for children, and ensure access to specialty care in the child welfare system.

9/10/20 9/10/20

Promising Practices from California’s Health Homes Program

8/6/20 8/6/20

California MAT Expansion Project Website Re-designed

8/5/20 8/5/20

States Must Support Safety-Net Providers, Hard-hit by COVID-19

5/6/20 5/6/20

Telehealth in the Era of COVID-19: Resources for Providers and Patients

Guest User 2/12/20 Guest User 2/12/20

REPORT: California’s Health Homes Program: Lessons Learned and Promising Practices

The Health Homes Program (HHP) is a Medi-Cal initiative that helps manage and coordinate care for enrollees with certain chronic health and/or mental health conditions who have high health care needs or who are experiencing chronic homelessness.