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

CHCF invests in SIRUM, a committed group of social entrepreneurs who run an application that matches safety-net clinics in need of drugs with medical facilities that have them to donate.

As health costs edge ever upward, see where we spend our health care dollars and estimates of future spending. This annual snapshot tracks national spending with California data when it is available.

Can price transparency control spiraling hospital costs? Maybe, says CHCF's Maribeth Shannon in a commentary for Modern Healthcare, though market conditions and benefit design may matter more.

This paper examines funding for new medical technologies, particularly traditional financing mechanisms and the barriers that commercial investment criteria create for medical technology innovations with high social value but relatively low potential returns.

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.

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.

With California health insurance premiums rapidly rising, policymakers have suggested regulating health plan administrative costs and profits. This issue brief examines the causes of the rise and the effects of such regulations in other states.

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.

Based on a survey of county representatives, this issue brief attempts to document the experience of select California counties in providing health services to low-income and indigent people with no other source of care.

This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of several leading web-based support tools. In particular, it presents evaluation frameworks and ratings in three decision categories: treatment options, hospital choice, and personal cost.

This snapshot focuses on the financial health of California's 355 general acute care hospitals from 2001 to 2005, and provides an overview of the major findings of the full report, also available for download.

In this Health Affairs Web Exclusive, CHCF President and CEO Mark Smith interviews Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen about technology and disruptive innovation in health care.

This annual report of California's health plans, hospital systems, and physician organizations chronicles important trends and changes in the state's health care industry. It documents financial results, enrollment trends, market share, and measures of utilization and effectiveness of care.

This Health Affairs article by Ginsburg finds that much work remains to be done to ensure consumers have accessible information about cost and quality when shopping for medical care.