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Making the Connection: What patient engagement means to me
What does patient engagement look like? What does it mean for patients when we get it right?
Vacation 3.0: Crowdsourcing Solutions for Impact
A few weeks ago, we celebrated my daughter’s ninth birthday. And it was almost a fiasco. We arrived at a local amusement park for a day of fun, only to find the parking lot empty and the park closing...
Broader Perspective; Enduring Impact
This quarter, we continued to build upon our Act Now grantmaking to help meet the immediate needs of Californians affected by recent changes at the federal level. We also took time to consider not...
When I joined Blue Shield of California Foundation just over a year ago, I was excited to use my skills and knowledge to help strengthen California’s healthcare safety net and improve access to high-...
California’s Bold New Steps For Treating Drug And Alcohol Use Through Medicaid: Lessons Learned
In late 2016, the US Surgeon General issued a groundbreaking report on drug and alcohol addiction. It was inspiring to see the nation’s top doctor sound the alarm about substance use—including the...
Time To Focus On The ACA’s Sometimes Unheralded Virtue: Value-Based Care
Lost amidst the coverage of President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition and cabinet appointments is a chilling fact: the lives of Americans are getting shorter . Despite spending more for health care...
