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California Health Care Almanac

Objective information on health care costs, coverage, quality, and delivery supports effective decisionmaking. The Almanac provides data and analysis on California’s health care system.

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    2026 CHCF Almanacs

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    National Health Spending Almanac — 2026 Edition

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    Californians with Low Incomes Almanac — 2026 Edition

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    California’s Community Clinics Almanac — 2026 Edition

    Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2026 Edition

    2025 CHCF Almanacs

    California Health Insurers, Enrollment Almanac — 2025 Edition

    Substance Use in California — 2025 Edition

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    California Latino Health Almanac — 2025 Edition

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    California Emergency Departments Almanac — 2025 Edition

    California Physicians Almanac — 2025 Edition

    Cost and Quality Data

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    Almanac

    National Health Spending Almanac — 2025 Edition

    National health care spending totaled $4.9 trillion in 2023. The Almanac report provides a detailed look at national health care spending.

    Facts and Data

    US Health Care Spending: Who Pays? — 2024 Edition

    June 03, 2024

    California Health Care Spending Almanac — 2023 Edition

    March 14, 2023
    Facts and Data
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    Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California Almanac — 2024 Edition

    May 30, 2024
    Facts and Data

    Quality of Care: Behavioral Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
    Almanac

    Quality of Care: Chronic Conditions Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures highlights California’s performance across a range of chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data

    Quality of Care: Providers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth Almanac — 2023 Edition

    December 15, 2023
    Facts and Data

    Health Conditions Data

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    Almanac

    Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2026 Edition

    The Maternity Care in California Almanac provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. This report compares California data to national averages, metrics by race/ethnicity, and trends in the specialty.

    March 31, 2026
    Facts and Data, Maternal Health
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    California’s Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 15, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    People Experiencing Homelessness in California Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 24, 2024
    Facts and Data

    Quality of Care: Behavioral Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Mental Health in California Almanac — 2022 Edition

    July 29, 2022
    Facts and Data
    Almanac

    Quality of Care: Chronic Conditions Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures highlights California’s performance across a range of chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Substance Use in California Almanac — 2025 Edition

    September 30, 2025
    Behavioral Health, Facts and Data

    Insurance Coverage Data

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    Data Insight

    The 2026 CHCF California Health Policy Survey

    February 25, 2026
    Resource
    Resource
    Almanac

    California Health Insurers, Enrollment Almanac — 2025 Edition

    December 16, 2025
    Resource
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    Report

    California Health Benefits Survey 2025

    November 18, 2025
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    Data Insight

    How Many in Your Congressional District Get Medi-Cal or a Premium Subsidy Through Covered California?

    January 22, 2025
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    Almanac

    California Health Insurers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 24, 2024
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    Report

    Improving the Prior Authorization Process: Recommendations for California

    July 09, 2024
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    Almanac

    Medi-Cal Facts and Figures Almanac — 2024 Edition

    June 12, 2024
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    Almanac

    California’s County-Based Health Plans Almanac — 2024 Edition

    March 13, 2024
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    Providers Data

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    Almanac

    California Emergency Departments Almanac — 2025 Edition

    August 28, 2025
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    Almanac

    California Physicians Almanac — 2025 Edition

    July 09, 2025
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    Almanac

    California’s Nurses Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 21, 2024
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    Almanac

    California’s Health Care Workforce Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 19, 2024
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    Almanac

    Quality of Care: Providers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
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    Almanac

    California’s Health Care Safety Net Almanac — 2024 Edition

    July 11, 2024
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    Report

    CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views After First Year of Reforms

    July 24, 2023
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    Report

    Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: A Survey of CHW/Ps

    November 16, 2022
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    Almanac

    Californians with Low Incomes Almanac — 2026 Edition

    All Californians should have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. Californians with low incomes often face greater barriers to care than those with higher incomes. This Almanac quick reference guide provides a look at the data provided by the 2024 California Health Interview Survey.

    May 28, 2026
    Facts and Data
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    California’s County-Based Health Plans Almanac — 2024 Edition

    March 13, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    California’s Health Care Workforce Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 19, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    California’s Nurses Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 21, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    California’s Health Care Safety Net Almanac — 2024 Edition

    July 11, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Almanac

    Medi-Cal Facts and Figures Almanac — 2024 Edition

    Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including children, people with disabilities, and seniors. Get the latest data on this program, which covers one in three Californians.

    June 12, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    People Experiencing Homelessness in California Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 24, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California Almanac — 2024 Edition

    May 30, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    California’s Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Almanac — 2024 Edition

    November 15, 2024
    Facts and Data

    California Health Insurers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 24, 2024
    Facts and Data
    Almanac

    Quality of Care: Chronic Conditions Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures highlights California’s performance across a range of chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Long-Term Care in California — 2024 Edition

    December 13, 2024
    Facts and Data

    US Health Care Spending: Who Pays? — 2024 Edition

    June 03, 2024
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    Quality of Care: Children’s Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data

    Quality of Care: Behavioral Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Almanac

    Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2026 Edition

    The Maternity Care in California Almanac provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. This report compares California data to national averages, metrics by race/ethnicity, and trends in the specialty.

    March 31, 2026
    Facts and Data, Maternal Health

    Quality of Care: Providers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    October 31, 2024
    Facts and Data
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    Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth Almanac — 2023 Edition

    December 15, 2023
    Facts and Data
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    California Employer Health Benefits Almanac — 2023 Edition

    April 17, 2023
    Facts and Data
    Almanac

    California Health Care Spending Almanac — 2023 Edition

    Between 2010 and 2020, health care spending in California grew faster on an annual average basis than health spending in the US and the economic growth in the state. This Almanac quick reference guide provides an overview of spending in California.

    March 14, 2023
    Facts and Data
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    Mental Health in California Almanac — 2022 Edition

    July 29, 2022
    Facts and Data
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    California Hospitals Almanac — 2022 Edition

    July 31, 2022
    Facts and Data
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    Mental Health and Substance Use Almanac — 2018 Edition

    December 03, 2018
    Facts and Data
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