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Doing More with Less: Operational and Financial Strategies of Eight Community Clinics

November 2011

For community clinics, financial stability can vary tremendously. This study finds a continuing divide between "have" and "have not" clinics in California.

Accountable Care Organizations: Avoiding Pitfalls of the Past

December 2010

As ACOs become the new thing through health reform, read stories from the trenches by leaders who rode out waves of consolidation in the 1980s and '90s. Most of them did not succeed.

Success Under Duress: How Five Hospitals Thrive Despite Challenging Payer Mix

September 2010

Despite their challenging payer mix, a number of California’s safety-net hospitals have achieved robust financial success. To find out how, researchers conducted in-depth interviews with the leadership teams at five such institutions.

Financial Health of Community Clinics

September 2010

Community clinics, which serve California's neediest people, are growing in revenue, patients served, and staff. This CHCF Almanac report provides a checkup on clinics' financial health.

California Hospital Facts and Figures

April 2010

California's 512 acute care hospitals cared for 3 million inpatients and 42 million outpatients in 2007. This report examines these hospitals in terms of their bed supply and capacity, geographic distribution, ownership type, utilization, and financial health.

The Financial Health of California's Critical Access Hospitals

March 2010

California's critical access hospitals, which play a crucial role in rural and remote areas, can be strongly affected by market shifts. This research looks at the financial health of these small institutions on a variety of dimensions and identifies strong determinants of financial performance.

Briefing — California's Regional Health Care Markets: Themes, Variation, and Policy Implications

October 22, 2009

This policy briefing explored a study of six California regional health care markets, focusing on details of the health care systems and issues that influence how Californians receive their health care.

Federally Qualified Health Centers and State Health Policy: A Primer for California

July 2009

This issue brief provides an overview of federally qualified health centers and the California policies that affect their operations, as well as a comparison of the approaches in other states.

Making Health Care Costs More Transparent to Consumers: A Summary for Policymakers

February 2008

Health care price information, to be most useful to consumers, should be tailored to a specific audience and include provider and treatment option comparisons. Read more recommendations in these two fact sheets.

Health Care on the California Ballot: An Historical Review

May 2007

This publication summarizes a report reviewing the health-related measures that have come before California voters in the past decade at both the state and county levels.