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.

On July 24, 2006, Gov. Schwarzenegger convened the Summit on Health Care Affordability to discuss California's cost and coverage challenges. This video clip from the event features remarks by CHCF President and CEO Mark Smith.

This study examines the potential cost of implementing a health coverage plan in California similar to the near-universal coverage plan unveiled in April 2006 in Massachusetts, which requires all residents to purchase health coverage.

This Health Affairs article by Ginsburg et al. finds inflated prices are spurring physicians and hospitals to focus on highly profitable services, a trend which could become a new factor in driving up the cost of health care.

This report analyzes the requirements assigned to MRMIB under SB 2 and offers implementation and policy options for the expansion of employer-based coverage strategies.

This report and chartbook from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) identifies options for health coverage expansion in California.

This issue brief discusses potential problems for pay or play laws posed by ERISA, a federal employee benefits law that preempts certain types of state laws affecting employer-sponsored health benefits.

The Coverage Expansion Resource Center offers resources to better understand the trade-offs made with different types of health insurance coverage expansion proposals in an effort to foster constructive dialogue.

Pending federal legislation would permit trade and professional associations to offer association health plans exempt from state regulatory oversight and consumer protections. Two studies conclude that in California, AHPs are likely to disrupt the existing small group insurance market without decreasing the state's uninsured population.

Multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) cover a small fraction of Californians, but legislative activity at the state and federal level could increase their significance both in California and nationally.

A 1998 California law allows patients to receive an independent medical review when HMOs deny treatment in certain cases. This study assesses the effectiveness of the external review process and suggests recommendations.

CHCF and the National Health Policy Forum have created a partnership to produce research and activities that highlight the links between national and California health policy issues.

This study examined financial solvency among California's risk-bearing physician groups, identified characteristics associated with better liquidity, and suggested improvements for the SB 260 solvency measures to indicate potential financial failures.

This study, based on more than 60 interviews, assesses the perceived objectives, initial experiences, and anticipated outcomes of implementing California’s 1999 mental health parity law.

As a large number of physician groups failed in the late 1990s, concerns surfaced about their financial condition and the impact of those failures on the health care system and their patients.