A Sacramento briefing on how a BHP aligns with various policy and market goals, including its potential effects on low-income consumers, safety-net providers, the state general fund, the California Health Benefit Exchange, and the health insurance marketplace.

This Sacramento briefing with researchers examined the activities of health plans, providers, and consumer groups surrounding the transition of seniors and people with disabilities in Medi-Cal from fee-for-service to managed care plans.

For more than 10 years, Californians in most private health plans have had the right to an Independent Medical Review of coverage denials. This briefing highlights the potential for improvements.

Health care data "liberation" has become a focus for many government and private-sector players. A Sacramento briefing examined how open access to data can improve the nation's health.

For patients contemplating elective procedures in California, where they live matters. CHCF research finds rates for certain surgeries and other procedures vary dramatically across the state.

Hear preliminary findings about the health coverage enrollment experiences of Californians. Through a range of interviews and focus groups, researchers chronicled the perspectives of a cross-section of low-income Californians applying for insurance.

California's dual health insurance regulatory structure contributes to consumer confusion, and government and insurance carrier administrative burdens. The major changes required by the federal ACA provide an opportunity to reexamine the regulatory system.

The Affordable Care Act allows states to create a Basic Health Program for legal residents with incomes up to 200% of FPL who are ineligible for Medicaid. This would be the first income group to receive subsidies through the Health Benefit Exchange.

This Sacramento health policy briefing laid out basic steps for California as it implements health reform by 2014, and provided an overview of key components of the Affordable Care Act for those not closely following the ins and outs of the legislation.

This briefing considered the establishment of a central data source in California to track health care utilization and cost information, and included research of claims database models used in 13 other states.

This policy briefing explored challenges and opportunities in the context of health reform as part of a larger project on enrollment issues.

This policy briefing reviewed trends in physician-hospital integration and the potential effects of accountable care organization (ACO) development on the California provider community.

This briefing examined the central challenges facing the state as it works to establish an operational health benefit exchange by 2014, including design and policy issues. Watch the video, and download the presentation slides and a related report.

This policy briefing presented survey data on physician participation in Medi-Cal and examined the differences in Medi-Cal physician participation across specialties and geographic regions. Presentation slides and a related report are available for download.