National health spending grew by 3.9% in 2017, slower than the 4.8% growth in 2016. This Almanac report, Health Care Costs 101: Spending Keeps Growing, details how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are purchased, and who pays.
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CHCF Blog

A Doctor’s Eye-Opening House Call at a Lockup for Migrant Children

July 15, 2019
Xenia Shih Bion
Stories That Caught Our Attention: A pediatrician documents terrible conditions for kids separated from their parents at the border and put into detention centers.
CHCF Blog

These Four Federal Proposals Would Have Major Health Implications for Immigrants

July 11, 2019
Billy Wynne, Dawn Joyce
Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
The federal government seeks to modify federal policies with harmful changes that could hurt immigrants’ access to health care and other public benefits while weakening the health and social safety net.
Publication

Quantifying Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Medi-Cal

July 2019
Katrina Connolly, Len Finocchio, Matthew Newman
Behavioral Health
How well does the Medi-Cal program meet the needs of patients who require both physical and behavioral health care services? Blue Sky Consulting Group has identified measures that plans and providers can use to monitor health outcomes for people who access care across multiple systems.
Publication

Behavioral Health Integration in Medi-Cal: A Blueprint for California

February 2019
Logan Kelly, Allison Hamblin, Stephen Kaplan
Behavioral Health
People in Medi-Cal with complex behavioral and physical health needs face a fragmented system that is challenging to navigate. This paper offers recommendations to build an integrated system of care in Medi-Cal, bringing together physical health, mental health, and substance use services to treat the whole person.
CHCF Blog

State Releases Data on 2018 Health Insurance Enrollment

June 28, 2019
Katherine Wilson
Insurance Coverage
New data on California health insurance markets show overall enrollment changed little from 2017 to 2018, as declines in Medi-Cal managed care and the individual market were mostly offset by increased membership in employer-sponsored small- and large-group plans.
CHCF Blog

California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage

June 18, 2019
Sandra R. Hernández
Medi-Cal
The budget passed by legislators in Sacramento shows that progress is possible in the drive to provide health coverage to all Californians.
Publication

Comments on Proposed Regulation — Consumer Inflation Measures Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies

June 2019
Sandra R. Hernández
CHCF submitted this letter in response to the Office of Management and Budget's Request for Comment on the Consumer Inflation Measures Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies.
Publication

2019 Edition — California Health Insurers

May 2019
Katherine Wilson
Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal
California Health Insurers: Large Insurers Remain on Top provides a snapshot of the insurance market in California at the end of 2017. This Almanac report looks at market share, enrollment, financial performance, and consumer satisfaction.
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Improving Quality in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing
Everyone in Medi-Cal, regardless of where they live or their managed care plan, should have the same opportunity to get timely, high-quality care. But today access and quality of care varies widely within the Medi-Cal managed care system.
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