Rural health and human services resources for California, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Examines the financial health of California CAHs by looking at their performance over the past six years and comparing it with all of the state's acute care hospitals on a number of measures. Also examines the before-and-after financial experience of hospitals that converted to CAH status in 2005. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=FinancialHealthCriticalAccessHospitals%2Epdf&pid=513402&itemid=134186 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:02 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=FinancialHealthCriticalAccessHospitals%2Epdf&pid=513402&itemid=134186 California HealthCare Foundation article reports that now low-income children and adults at several California sites will be able to receive free dental care, thanks to a new telehealth project, the "Virtual Dental Home." http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemid=134182 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:23 CST http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemid=134182 California Rural Legal Assistance advocates for designated colonias and those communities outside the border region that have similar infrastructure and housing problems. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/winter09.pdf#=15 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:23:21 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/winter09.pdf#=15 Kaiser Health News reports that Anthem Blue Cross executives told California lawmakers Tuesday that they plan to go ahead with a rate hike of up to 39 percent for individual health insurance policies. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/February/24/Anthem.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:22:35 CST http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/February/24/Anthem.aspx A summary of the current eHealth environment in California of relevance to California rural health providers and those that use the rural health care delivery system, identifies thebarriers and challenges associated with rural health providers successfully adopting eHealth technologies, the opportunities available to rural health providers to overcome these barriers and a discussion of the policy implications associated with these opportunities. -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/advocacy/alerts/csrha_ehealthreport.pdf Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:24:30 CST http://www.csrha.org/advocacy/alerts/csrha_ehealthreport.pdf Associated Content article tells how local residents of Macdoel, CA, located in Siskiyou County near the California and Oregon border, determined a need for fire protection in the 1960's and formed the Butte Valley Fire Protection District (BVFPD) in 1965. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2689024/butte_valley_fire_protection_district.html?cat=31 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:26:55 CST http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2689024/butte_valley_fire_protection_district.html?cat=31 Associated Content article reports that ICDC College, a private, accredited college is offering both online, and traditional courses in Homeland Security. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2688825/icdc_college_homeland_security_program.html?cat=4 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:21:00 CST http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2688825/icdc_college_homeland_security_program.html?cat=4 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled a new report that highlights health insurance premium increases in states across the country and comes shortly after Anthem Blue Cross announced plans to raise rates on its California customers by as much as 39 percent, even after its parent company took in a profit of $2.7 billion in the previous quarter. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13122 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:16:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13122 Associated Press article via Seattle Times, (WA) reports that people who buy their own health insurance are seeing their premiums increases by 15 percent or more in four states, and those in others could be faced with the same. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2011104559_apusinsuranceratesstates.html?syndication=rss Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:16 CST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2011104559_apusinsuranceratesstates.html?syndication=rss California Farm Bureau Federation article reports that as the debate over national health care plays out in Washington, D.C., many smaller, cash-strapped medical facilities in rural communities say they face a series of challenges that could force some to close. http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1481&ck=4E8412AD48562E3C9934F45C3E144D48 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:53:54 CST http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1481&ck=4E8412AD48562E3C9934F45C3E144D48 Kaiser Health News reports that Anthem Blue Cross is agreeing to postpone until May a planned 39 percent rate hike for insurance policies that would have taken effect March 1. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/February/13/anthem-rate-hike-delay.aspx Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:59:27 CST http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/February/13/anthem-rate-hike-delay.aspx Los Angeles CA April 27, 2010 -- Remote Area Medical Foundation http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:10:30 CST http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Irvine CA May 6, 2010 http://www.iha4health.org/default.aspx?MenuItemID=226&&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:28:49 CST http://www.iha4health.org/default.aspx?MenuItemID=226&&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Cal-SEARCH is designed to increase the recruitment and retention of culturally competent, community oriented health professionals in Californias community clinics and health centers (CCHCs). -- California Primary Care Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2287 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:07:03 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2287 Describes the characteristics of rural hospitals and those who use them and discusses the challenges these hospitals face. -- RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2009/RAND_RB9478.pdf Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:58:09 CST http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2009/RAND_RB9478.pdf This report, based on interviews with dentists and other experts, consumer surveys, and published reports, examines factors that would support or inhibit the emergence of retail dental clinics in California and elsewhere. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:34 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 San Diego CA September 10, 2010 http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:33:05 CST http://www.ivatcenters.org/ San Diego CA September 12, 2010 http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:47 CST http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Presents the findings of the first comprehensive study of the Medical Board of California survey data on practicing physicians in the state. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/FewerAndMoreSpecializedMDSupplyInCA.pdf Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:25 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/FewerAndMoreSpecializedMDSupplyInCA.pdf Outlines how telehealth in schools is emerging as a valuable way to complement and expand the capacity of schools to meet the health care needs of children, particularly those who are low-income and living in medically underserved areas. -- Children's Partnership http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Reports1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13701 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:52:50 CST http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Reports1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13701 Profiles California's Medicaid program, providing the fundamentals of program eligibility, enrollment, benefits, and service delivery, as well as the Medi-Cal budget and forces affecting costs. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=MediCalFactsAndFigures2009%2Epdf&pid=512908&itemid=21659 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:01:51 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=MediCalFactsAndFigures2009%2Epdf&pid=512908&itemid=21659 Leaders at health care innovation organizations nationwide, including rural, share perspectives about how their centers operate, the objectives they are pursuing, and some of the challenges they face. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/InnovationCenters.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:06 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/InnovationCenters.pdf An almanac chartbook that provides facts and figures for California's performance on a wide variety of health care quality measures, from birth to end of life. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=QualityOfCareFactsAndFigures09%2Epdf&pid=512642&itemid=134052 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:01:42 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=QualityOfCareFactsAndFigures09%2Epdf&pid=512642&itemid=134052 Examines state Medicaid and SCHIP pay-for-performance programs, assesses the feasibility of such a model in California, and explores options for applying it to Medi-Cal managed care and Healthy Families. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/PayForPerformanceInMediCalPaper.pdf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:45:53 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/PayForPerformanceInMediCalPaper.pdf Supports collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin. http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:55:04 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Describes strategies that several states have used to better address the oral health of young children, pregnant women, people with developmental abilities, and people living in rural areas. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:12 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Outlines for FQHCs (and FQHC Look-Alikes) the state and federal laws and regulations that govern the provision of specialty services. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=FQHCSpecialtyCareRegs%2Epdf&pid=512405&itemid=133998 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:19 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=FQHCSpecialtyCareRegs%2Epdf&pid=512405&itemid=133998 Discusses how California has an opportunity to improve the performance and sustainability of federally qualified health centers by integrating technology, adapting to changes in health policy, and tapping new sources of funding. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133994 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:33:43 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133994 A newsletter of articles focused on child welfare practice in rural communities. -- Center for Human Services, University of California - Davis Extension http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/news/pdf/082_230.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:42:53 CST http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/news/pdf/082_230.pdf Provides a listing of opportunities available to rural California communities through the ARRA of 2009. -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/ARRA.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:52:40 CST http://www.csrha.org/ARRA.html