How CalAIM Is Changing Healthcare for Low-Income Californians
For decades, low-income Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal faced a frustrating reality. Medical appointments, mental health services, housing support, and social programs all existed in separate systems that rarely talked to each other. A person dealing with homelessness, a substance use disorder, and a chronic health condition had to navigate multiple agencies, carry their own paperwork […]
How to Support a Loved One in Recovery Without Burning Out
When someone you love is in recovery, your whole world shifts around them. You start tracking their moods, watching for warning signs, adjusting your schedule, and holding your breath in ways you may not even realize. You want them to make it. You would do almost anything to help them get there. And slowly, without […]
Can Medi-Cal Help You Find Housing?
Most people think of Medi-Cal as health insurance. Doctor visits, prescriptions, emergency room care, maybe mental health appointments. The idea that Medi-Cal could help someone find a place to live sounds, to most people, like a category error. Housing is not healthcare. That is what most people assume. That assumption is no longer accurate. Since […]
How Community-Based Organizations Are Changing Healthcare
For a long time, healthcare meant what happened inside a doctor’s office or a hospital. You got sick, you went in, you received treatment, you went home. The assumption built into that model was that health was primarily a medical matter, managed by medical professionals in medical settings. That assumption has been crumbling for years, […]
What Are Community Supports Under Medi-Cal?
Most people think of Medi-Cal as health insurance. You get sick, you go to the doctor, Medi-Cal covers the bill. That is the version most people know. But in the last few years, something significant has changed in how California’s Medi-Cal program works, and most of the people who stand to benefit from that change […]