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Health & Safety Net

Analyzing policies for reducing poverty and increasing well-being

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Better Data for Better California Health Policy

By Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha

As state leaders work to create a health care payments database for California, PPIC is providing research on how policymakers and others could use the database to inform key policy decisions.

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Expanding Health Insurance—to Jail Inmates

By David Lesher

At a recent event, PPIC researchers Mia Bird and Shannon McConville discussed how the federal Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to help to lower costs and improve health conditions in local jails.

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Health Care for California’s Jail Population

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Now that the Affordable Care Act has expanded Medi-Cal eligibility, California’s county jail systems could become enrollment sites for their high-need, hard-to-reach populations. PPIC researcher Mia Bird will discuss the role of jail systems as health care providers and the potential benefits of enrolling inmates in health insurance coverage.

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Mia Bird, research fellow, PPIC

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Counties Are Key Partners in the Medi-Cal Program

By Shannon McConville

County governments play an important role in administering Medi-Cal and organizing and delivering health services. We look at how counties' Medi-Cal responsibilities—as well as the resources available to carry them out—have shifted over the past decade, a period that has seen the state significantly expand program eligibility.

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Health Care Reform in California

About the Program
Now that open enrollment has ended, the focus is on costs and benefits of federal health care reform. What does the early data tell us? Please join us for a wide-ranging panel discussion about California's implementation of health care reform.

There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. Lunch will be provided.

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