Health Care Reform
Harnessing the Power of WIC to Advance Health Care Reforms
The CalAIM initiative, California’s Medi-Cal transformation, provides opportunities for WIC and health care to be more closely aligned for whole person care with access to health care and social drivers of health. The resources here provide information on how WIC is a key partner in health care and the historic reforms taking place in California.
Our Work in Health Care Reform
TeleWIC: Keeping Up With the Times
This report introduces videoconferencing as a way to bring WIC services into alignment with the expectations of participants.
Breastfeeding Support in Medi-Cal: Large Return, Small Investment
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Impacts of Breastfeeding Support, Supplies, and Counseling on Health Insurance Premiums and Costs
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Updating WIC for a New Generation
This brief summarizes demographic characteristics, market data, and provides a glimpse of some WIC-related millennial research.
Breastfeeding Support: Community Clinics and the ACA Requirement
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Nutrition and Breastfeeding Interventions Under Health Care Reform
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Closing Health Insurance Gaps for Families
For this report, The Children’s Partnership joined with CWA to determine the extent to which WIC sites can increase health insurance for their participants, and the most effective strategies for doing so.