2026 CHCF Almanacs
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The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
CHCF works on many different fronts to support California’s health care system. Explore resources, events, or networks related to each topic.
CHCF publishes reports, articles, issue briefs, explainers, data snapshots, infographics, fact sheets, and other resources to help make meaningful change in California’s health care system.
CHCF funds projects that are aligned with its strategic goals and relevant to California health care as outlined in these goals.
The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
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.


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



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.


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.



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.

















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.




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.


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.




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.



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.



