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Variation in Psychological Distress, Life Impairment, and Unmet Need for Care Among Groups of American Indian/Alaska Native Adults in California

This brief uses five years of pooled data from the 2019 to 2023 CHIS to analyze data for all AIAN adults as a single population and as then as multiple populations with diverse Latino ethnic and racial identities.
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Addressing Gaps in Digital Supported Decision-Making (SDM) Resources for the Disability Community in California

This policy brief presents findings from a gap analysis of digital supported decision-making (SDM) resources in California.
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Child Care Among California Households With Young Children Ages 0-5

This brief uses data from the 2019–2023 California Health Interview Survey to describe the child care experiences of households with young children aged 0–5 years old, including unmet need for child care, and household spending on child care.
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Final Evaluation of California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Program

UCLA CHPR's Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) team was selected to evaluate the California Department of Health Care Services' Whole Person Care (WPC) Program for high-risk, high-utilizing enrollees who had a complex profile, with multiple service needs. This report highlights findings from the final evaluation of WPC.

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Easy to Use and Validated Predictive Models to Identify Beneficiaries Experiencing Homelessness in Medicaid Administrative Data (Health Services Research)

Authors pooled enrollment and claims data from enrollees of the California Whole Person Care (WPC) Program to develop easy-to-use and validated predictive models to identify beneficiaries experiencing homelessness from administrative data.

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Staffing Transformation Following Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Among Health Resources & Services Administration-Funded Health Centers (Health Care Management Review)

Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition is designed to promote whole-person team-based and integrated care. The goal of this paper was to assess changes in staffing infrastructure that promoted team-based and integrated care delivery before and after PCMH recognition in Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centers (HCs).

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Ensuring Equitable Care in Diabetes Management Among Patients of Health Resources & Services Administration-Funded Health Centers in the United States

Authors explore whether there are racial/ethnic differences in diabetes management and outcomes among adult health center (HC) patients with type 2 diabetes. They examined indicators of diabetes monitoring and care management.

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Differential Associations of Homelessness with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (Health Services Research)

This study investigates the differential associations of homelessness with emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations by race, ethnicity, and gender. Authors identified beneficiaries experiencing homelessness (BEH) and those who did not (NBEH) using diagnosis and place of service codes and residential addresses. Outcomes include four ED visits measures and four hospitalizations measures.

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Differential Associations of Homelessness with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (Health Services Research)

This study investigates the differential associations of homelessness with emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations by race, ethnicity, and gender. Authors identified beneficiaries experiencing homelessness (BEH) and those who did not (NBEH) using diagnosis and place of service codes and residential addresses. Outcomes include four ED visits measures and four hospitalizations measures.

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The Relative Contribution of Social Determinants of Health Among Health Resources and Services Administration-Funded Health Centers

Authors compared the relative contribution of a specific set of social determinants of health indicators with several measures of health status among patients served by health centers (HCs).

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Second Interim Evaluation of California’s Health Homes Program (HHP)

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented the Medi-Cal Health Homes Program (HHP) to serve eligible Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Plan (MCP) members with complex needs, including individuals with chronic conditions and high levels of service utilization. HHP was authorized under California Assembly Bill 361 and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Section 2703 of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Whole Person Care Program Successfully Navigated Around COVID-19 Challenges in 2020

California implemented the Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program under “Medi-Cal 2020,” a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver program designed to coordinate the care of high-utilizing Medi-Cal beneficiaries across medical, behavioral health, and social service sectors.

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Trends in Access to Care Among Rural Patients Served at HRSA-funded Health Centers (The Journal of Rural Health)

Nearly one-fifth of Americans live in rural areas and experience multiple socioeconomic and health disparities. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centers (HCs) provide comprehensive primary care in rural communities. However, no prior research has examined trends in access to care in rural HC patients. Authors examined the change in access to care among patients served at rural HRSA-funded HCs in the United States between 2009 and 2014.