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CHCF's Top Ten of 2011

CHCF's most popular publications last year looked at the costs of health care, the benefits of using health IT to expand access and improve care, and a host of other important issues

Paying It Forward

The way health care is paid for is changing, and California health care stakeholders can help shape this transformation. This report looks at the state landscape, and some payment alternatives.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

The senior program officer will play a major role in leading and supporting the goals and objectives of the foundation's work in one of three programs: Innovations for the Underserved, Market and Policy Monitor, or Better Chronic Disease Care.

Special Reports

02/01/2012

Center for Democracy & Technology's McGraw Discusses Health Data Privacy Challenges

VideoDeven McGraw, director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, spoke with California Healthline about the challenges of protecting health data privacy.

01/18/2012

Newly Enacted State Legislation Looks Toward Implementation of Federal Health Reform Law

AudioJohn Arensmeyer of Small Business Majority, Diana Dooley of California's Health and Human Services Agency and Anthony Wright of Health Access spoke with California Healthline about California's efforts to prepare the state for changes under the federal health reform law.

01/04/2012

Ateev Mehrotra of RAND Corporation Talks About the Growth Potential of Retail Clinics

VideoAteev Mehrotra, a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, spoke with California Healthline about how the demand for retail clinics might increase in response to a growing shortage of primary care providers and a nationwide push to lower health care costs.

12/16/2011

Advocates, Business Groups Raising Concerns About State's New Autism Coverage Mandate

AudioNicole Evans of the California Association of Health Plans, Henry Loubet of the insurance brokerage firm Keenan and Lorri Unumb of Autism Speaks spoke with California Healthline about the benefits and shortcomings of a new state law requiring private insurers to cover certain autism therapies.

11/30/2011

Lyle Hurst of the Encore Fellowships Network Talks About Supporting Social-Purpose Groups

VideoLyle Hurst, network developer for the Encore Fellowships Network, spoke with California Healthline about a program that matches mid-career workers from the private sector with social-purpose organizations, including community clinics.

11/16/2011

More Employers Turn to Wellness Incentive Programs To Trim Rising Health Care Costs

AudioTom Hubbard of the New England Healthcare Institute, Steven Noeldner of Mercer Health & Benefits and Joe Woods of HumanaVitality spoke with California Healthline about the growing popularity of employee wellness incentive programs.

10/21/2011

Some California School Children at High Risk for Whooping Cough Despite Vaccination Law

AudioLinda Davis-Alldritt, a school nurse consultant for the California Department of Education, Marin County Public Health Officer Jason Eberhart-Phillips, Catherine Martin of the California Immunization Coalition and David Witt of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Marin spoke with California Healthline about the state's new whooping cough vaccine mandate.

10/11/2011

Wendy Everett of NEHI Discusses How New Technologies Can Improve Care, Cut Costs

VideoWendy Everett, founding president of the New England Healthcare Institute, spoke with California Healthline about efforts to encourage health care providers to adopt innovative electronic health systems that could improve health care quality and reduce costs.

10/04/2011

Health 2.0 Conference Focuses on Patient-Centered Technology To Promote Wellness

AudioJonathan Attwood of Zamzee, Stephen Downs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Chris Hewett of Mindbloom, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari and Christine Robins of BodyMedia spoke with California Healthline about new consumer-focused health innovations.

09/22/2011

Groups Tap Funding for Mobile Health Efforts Targeting Seniors With Chronic Conditions

AudioDavid Lindeman of the Center for Technology and Aging, Nancy Pratt of Sharp HealthCare, René Seidel of the SCAN Foundation and Steven Wallace of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research spoke with California Healthline about how mobile health technology could benefit seniors.

09/15/2011

L.A. Care Health Plan's Elaine Batchlor Talks About Efforts To Improve Safety-Net Care

VideoElaine Batchlor, chief medical officer at L.A. Care Health Plan, spoke with California Healthline about the challenges facing safety-net health programs and the opportunities to address such challenges through innovation.

09/08/2011

Molly Coye of UCLA Discusses Innovative Ways To Improve the Value of Health Care Services

VideoMolly Coye, chief innovation officer of UCLA, spoke with California Healthline about how UCLA and other health care systems are taking steps to increase the value of the health care services they deliver.

08/10/2011

Effort Aims To Fight Obesity by Bringing More Grocery Stores to California's 'Food Deserts'

AudioJanne Boone-Heinonen of Oregon Health and Science University, Margaret Gee of the Bay Area Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Marion Standish of the California Endowment spoke with California Healthline about efforts to combat obesity by increasing access to grocery stores.

07/13/2011

Foundations Provide Helping Hand as States Take Steps To Implement Health Reform Law

AudioRichard Figueroa of the California Endowment, Heather Howard of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, David Maxwell-Jolly of the California Health and Human Services Agency and Marian Mulkey of the California HealthCare Foundation spoke with California Healthline about how foundations are contributing to state health reform activities.

06/08/2011

U.S. Facing Dramatic Decline in Number of Emergency Departments, According to Study

AudioRenee Hsia of UC-San Francisco, Sandra Schneider of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Caroline Steinberg of the American Hospital Association spoke with California Healthline about a recent study on emergency department closures.

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