The CHCF Almanac

Objective information on health care costs, coverage, quality, and delivery supports effective decision-making. The Almanac provides data and analysis on California's health care system.

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The CHCF Almanac regularly publishes data and analysis on California's health care market.

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California Health Plans & Insurers, 2013
Data on market share, financial performance, and consumer satisfaction ratings.
California Hospitals, 2013
Utilization and financial vitals signs for general acute care hospitals.
California's Uninsured, 2012
Demographics of the uninsured, comparing California to the nation, and insurance source trends.
Cancer in California, 2012
Rates of cancer incidence by type and race as well as death rates.
US Health Care Spending, 2012
Data on national spending levels, payers, categories, and trends.
California Health Care Spending, 2012
Data on spending levels, payers, categories, and growth trends.
California's Health Care Workforce, 2011
Five guides profile the supply and demand for various professions.
California's Health Insurance Coverage, 2010
Statistics about coverage sources, characteristics, and availability by demographic groups.

Insurers on Shifting Sand

The Affordable Care Act will dramatically alter the number of Californians with health insurance. This Almanac report sets a baseline to measure how the ACA changes the coverage landscape. California Health Plans Insurers

Buildings, Beds, and Business

California's acute care hospitals experienced capacity changes between 2001 and 2010. Most have adjusted to economic stresses and many have improved their financial status.

California Hospitals

Treading Water

Who are California's uninsured? This annual Almanac report provides data on those who are uninsured and their income levels, work status, age, and ethnicity.

Californias Uninsured

Slow but Steady

US health spending in 2010 continued its slow growth, increasing slightly from the prior year's all-time low. How will health reform change this trend? This CHCF Almanac report spells it out.

Health Care Costs 101

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Cost and Quality

These reports track developments in the areas of health care costs, quality, and performance to help further efforts to improve transparency and consistency.

Insurance Coverage

These reports chart trends in employer-sponsored coverage as well as among public programs and the uninsured.

Providers

These reports provide financial and utilization data on hospitals and health systems, community clinics, physicians, and long term care facilities.

Regional Markets

These reports provide details of health care delivery and finance in the state's large and diverse regional markets.

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