High 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.
CHCF’s body of work on affordability tracks trends and identifies the systemic drivers of high health care costs, documents the impact on Californians, and lifts up policy solutions.
On this page, explore CHCF’s latest research, commentary, and storytelling to help you better understand what’s causing California’s health care affordability crisis and what we can do about it.
Essential Resources on Affordability
Understanding California’s Affordability Crisis: The 25% Problem
CHCF’s Kristof Stremikis and Anne Sunderland break down some of the reasons why health care costs in California are so high and what California is doing about it.
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?
Recent Resources
The 25% Problem: Why Health Care Is So Expensive (And What We Can Do About It)
How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers
Californians Need Strong Data Sharing to Lower Health Costs and Improve Care
