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Not Enough Prevention in Health Care
The U.S. spends only about 5 cents of every health care dollar on primary care. Other high-income countries spend three times that much. This chronic underinvestment creates a cascade of problems.
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Unfair Pricing and Too Few Choices
Health care spending depends on two things: how much care patients get and the prices that are charged for that care. In California, there is a big problem with pricing.
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The 25% Problem: Why Health Care Is So Expensive (And What We Can Do About It)
Health care costs hurt Californians every day. Millions can’t afford the care they need. More than half of all Californians skip or delay getting care because it costs too much. How did we get here?
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How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers
H.R. 1 cuts $30 billion a year from Medi-Cal, reducing access, increasing costs, and threatening hospitals and vulnerable patients.