Where do you go for health information? A national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family as the top three ways people handle their health care questions, but that adults with chronic diseases are disproportionately offline.

On hospital quality, what do consumers want? This report reviews their perceptions of clinical effectiveness, patient safety, and efficiency and whether consumers have a role in driving improvement.

A national survey looks at the use of and attitudes toward personal health records (PHRs) and other health IT. The findings indicate that users of PHRs say they become more engaged in their health as a result of being able to access their medical information online.

This issue brief looks at research on public and industry acceptance of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in coverage decisions. CEA is a method for weighing the value of different health care interventions to find the "best bang for the buck."

This snapshot provides highlights from a survey of California adults with chronic conditions.

Self-management support plays a key role in chronic disease management. This study correlated patient experience of provider self-management support with process and clinical outcome measures.

This snapshot suggests that increasingly, Californians are trying to control medical costs by neglecting care and asking for cheaper medications, leading to more hospitalizations and emergency department use.

Comparing individual health insurance plans is so confusing that many people remain uninsured. This issue brief reports the findings of CHCF-commissioned consumer testing of a standardized format—similar to a nutrition label—that allows shoppers to compare plan benefits, costs, and value.

This issue brief offers insights on the values and coverage priorities held by a subset of uninsured Californians who might be directly affected by coverage expansion policy proposals.