Emerging Constraints on CalAIM-Funded Services in Permanent Supportive Housing
California’s efforts to reduce chronic homelessness depend on permanent supportive housing (PSH) and the services that help residents find and keep housing. Under CalAIM, providers can bill Medi-Cal for selected housing-related services, and early evidence suggests they improve housing stability and reduce avoidable health care use. But federal actions and state budgetary constraints are changing how that funding works in practice. Some managed care plans (MCPs) are cutting payment rates, requiring more documented contacts with…
Stabilizing Home Insurance and Enhancing Wildfire Resilience for Existing California Homes
Authors: Smitha Buddhavarapu, former Project Policy Analyst Zack Subin, Affiliate California’s home insurance premiums are escalating as climate-linked disasters worsen…
Impact Fee Reforms in California: Recent Trends and Promising Strategies
Development impact fees—fees charged to new housing developments to pay for needed expansions to public infrastructure and services—are higher in…
The Equity Gap in California’s Housing Decarbonization Programs
Authors: Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center Rachel Morello-Frosch, Associate Provost for Energy, Climate, and Environment, UC Berkeley Yael…
Taking Stock of Interim Housing: Lessons from the Bay Area
For people experiencing homelessness, the need for accessible and safe refuge is urgent. Interim housing—a broad category that includes temporary…
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