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Listening to the Voices of Californians
CHCF believes that our health care system — especially public programs like Medi-Cal — should reflect the needs, insights, and priorities of the people they serve. We engage in “listening work” to help policymakers and health care partners understand the experiences and attitudes of health care consumers, as well as the doctors, nurses, and other health professionals who provide frontline care.
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COVID-19 Tracking Poll, February 2021: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

February 2021
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research
Behavioral Health
This poll provides detailed insights on health care providers' views of a COVID-19 vaccine, including their rates of vaccination to date. Also included are providers' responses about mental health and morale, and the availability of personal protective equipment.
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The 2021 CHCF California Health Policy Survey

January 2021
Rebecca Catterson, MPH, Lucy Rabinowitz, MPH, Emily Alvarez, MA
COVID-19 and health care costs are key priorities that Californians want lawmakers to address, according to this statewide poll.
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California Health Providers’ Attitudes Regarding a COVID-19 Vaccine

December 2020
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research
In a survey of 1,203 California doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, more than 8 in 10 said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 Tracking Poll, November 2020: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

November 2020
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research
Behavioral Health, Telehealth
The poll provides detailed insights on the impact of COVID-19 on health care providers' mental health and morale, views of their patients' mental and physical health, providers' experiences with telehealth, and the availability of personal protective equipment.
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Listening to Californians with Low Incomes

October 2020
Jen Joynt, Rebecca Catterson, MPH, Lucy Rabinowitz, MPH
Health Equity
Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: Health Care Access, Experiences, and Concerns Since the COVID-19 Pandemic is a compilation of early findings from a statewide survey of the health care experiences of California’s residents. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.
Collection

COVID-19 California Tracking Polls

Telehealth, Workforce, Health Care Costs
CHCF is conducting tracking polls during the coronavirus pandemic to assess both Californians' use of the health care system and physicians' assessment of availability of ICU beds, ventilators, and personal protective equipment. These weekly surveys began the third week in March 2020, shortly after the statewide shelter-in-place orders were instituted in California, and continued through early September. See all the survey results here.
Collection

Listening to Mothers in California

Maternal Health
More than 2,500 women share their attitudes and experiences of childbirth. The results reveal what is and isn't working with maternity care in the Golden State.
CHCF Blog

Hmong Community Planted Spiritual Roots in Merced Hospital

February 27, 2020
Xenia Shih Bion
Workforce
At Mercy Medical Center, the nation's only hospital-based Hmong shaman certification program bridges Eastern and Western medicine to meet immigrants’ health needs.
Publication

Mental Health Tops Californians’ Health Care Priorities in Statewide Poll

February 2020
Eran Ben-Porath, Emily Hachey, Jazmyne Sutton, Jennifer Su
Behavioral Health, Health Care Costs, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal, Workforce, Homelessness & Health Care
The survey offers detailed insight into Californians’ views on a range of critical health issues, including health care affordability and access, perceptions on homelessness, the health care workforce, Medi-Cal, and the experiences of the uninsured.
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Help Wanted: Californians’ Views and Experiences of Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

October 2019
PerryUndem Research/Communication, Jen Joynt
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care
In 2019, CHCF commissioned a statewide survey to better understand the type of medical care and services Californians would prefer to receive if they had a serious illness or if they were approaching the end of life, and to explore the experiences of those actually dealing with these issues themselves or with loved ones. This report shares selected findings from the survey, including key differences by race/ethnicity and income level.
CHCF Blog

‘Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us’

September 18, 2019
Xenia Shih Bion
At an Oakland clinic, patients who once lived on the streets are helping to improve care for the unsheltered.
CHCF Blog

‘Treat Me Like a Person’: What We’ve Heard So Far from Californians with Low Incomes

August 16, 2019
Carlina Hansen
Medi-Cal, Workforce
A new research project is exploring how Californians in the safety net experience their health care and what they hope to get out of their encounters.
Publication

Poll Shows Californians’ Health Priorities for New Governor and Legislature

January 2019
Behavioral Health, Workforce, Medi-Cal
Access to mental health care is a top concern statewide.
CHCF Blog

What Matters Most to Californians

January 24, 2019
Kristof Stremikis
Medi-Cal, Behavioral Health, Workforce
A statewide poll reveals that Californians are deeply aware of the state's lack of mental health providers — and they're worried about how to pay for care.
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Poll Reveals Californians’ Views on ACA, Medi-Cal, and Insurance for Behavioral Health Treatment

June 2017
Mark DiCamillo
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal
A statewide Berkeley IGS poll shows that support for the ACA is at an all-time high, and there is strong bipartisan agreement on the importance of Medi-Cal to California.
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Final Chapter: Californians’ Attitudes and Experiences with Death and Dying

February 2012
Lake Research Partners, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care
Most Californians would prefer to die a natural death at home without becoming a burden on family. Yet according to this survey, a disconnect exists between what they want and reality.
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