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Closing the Health Equity Gap

How Medi-Cal is Closing Health Access Gaps

Although California reached its lowest uninsured rate in 2022, health care access remains a challenge for many low-income people and people of color.

Bridging the Rural Divide in Medi-Cal Services

In Tulelake, one of the most underserved communities in Siskiyou County, a grassroots movement is promoting improved access to health care.

Barriers to Alzheimer’s Care for Rural Californians

With Alzheimer’s now the second-leading cause of death for people in California, barriers to treatment are more harmful than ever.

After Years of Transformation, Where is Medi-Cal Headed?

Jun 18 | After gathering feedback from Medi-Cal members through a statewide tour, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is now developing the Health Equity Roadmap to enhance equity based on this input.

CA Bill Seeks to Enshrine Medically Supportive Nutrition as Part of Medi-Cal Coverage

Recipe 4 Health has delivered impressive results, including decreased indicators of chronic illness. AB 1975 would ensure permanent funding for the program.

Medi-Cal Maternal Care Expanded to Counter Health Disparities

To close racial and ethnic birthing outcome disparities, Medi-Cal is expanding access to maternal health services — most notably, doula care.

How Medi-Cal is Expanding Maternal Health Care

Jun 4 | The DHCS is expanding Medi-Cal maternal health services, including doula care, to help reduce racial and ethnic disparities and improve birth outcomes. Panel speakers discuss the impact of these expanded services on family and infant health.

Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal.

Delivering Healthcare to Migrants in California’s ‘Last Frontier’

Smith River is not just rural, locals say, it’s rural remote, and it’s here where the state’s plan to extend healthcare to all residents is being tested. 

How Medi-Cal Transformation is Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care Services

May 16 | DHCS leaders and community health care providers share how Medi-Cal is helping Californians needing mental health and substance use disorder treatment lead healthier lives.

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