Publications

Whole Person Care Pilot Program: A Mid-Point Check-In

Lucy Pagel, Carol Backstrom, Hilary Haycock

Behavioral Health

Across California, 25 pilot programs are working to closely coordinate physical and behavioral health care with social services to help Medi-Cal enrollees with high-cost, complex needs. This paper provides an update on their progress and outlines remaining challenges.

2019 Edition — Californians with Low Incomes

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 2017 California Health Interview Survey.

Uncompensated Hospital Care Costs in California, 2013 to 2017

ACA/Health Reform, Payment & Financing

This page provides the most recent data on uncompensated care costs at California hospitals. Since the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the cost of uncompensated care at California hospitals has plummeted from $3.1 billion (in 2013) to $1.3 billion (in 2017).

How to Pay for It: MAT in the Emergency Department

Opioid Safety, Payment & Financing

The emergency department is an ideal setting to begin medication-assisted treatment. This paper provides answers to frequently asked questions about MAT, focusing on funding and payment options.

It’s Time to Pay Medi-Cal Plans Differently

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing

On February 27, 2019, Chris Perrone, director of Improving Access at CHCF, testified before the California Senate Committee on Health during an informational hearing on "Improving Performance and Aligning Incentives in Commercial Health Insurance and Medi-Cal." Read his testimony.

2013 Edition — Quality of Care

Behavioral Health, Maternal Health

The quality of health care in California is improving, yet significant disparities persist in some areas. This Almanac report, Quality of Care: Steps in the Right Direction, provides data on a number of measures, including childbirth, children's health, and management of patients with common chronic conditions.

2019 Edition — Quality of Care: Children’s Health

This set of quality measures focuses on children's health and includes vaccination rates, rates of obesity and being overweight, and preventable hospital admissions.

2019 Edition — California’s Health Care Safety Net

Matthew Newman, Eunice Roh

This Almanac report, California’s Health Care Safety Net: A Patchwork of Programs and Providers, presents data on the providers and programs that comprise California’s system for providing health care to people with low incomes.

2009 Edition — Long-Term Care in California

Charlene Harrington, Theodore Tsoukalas

In 2007, more than a million Californians used long-term care services, including institutional and home- and community-based services. This Almanac report highlights the changes taking place within California’s long-term care system.

2013 Edition — California Hospitals

Lisa Maiuro, Bret Corzine

This Almanac report, California Hospitals: Buildings, Beds, and Business, looks at the state of California's general acute care hospitals in 2010. It examines bed supply and capacity, use of services, financial health, and selected quality measures.

2013 Edition — California’s Health Care Safety Net

Trisha McMahon, Matthew Newman

The health care safety net is a patchwork of programs and providers that serve low-income Californians without private health insurance. This report provides a snapshot of California’s safety net at a critical juncture ahead of the full implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act in 2014.

2010 Edition — California’s Health Care Safety Net

Trisha McMahon, Matthew Newman

The health care safety net is a term that describes the intersection of three loosely coordinated, continuously evolving components: public health care programs, health care providers, and the population of low-income uninsured with unmet medical needs. This report provides a snapshot of California’s health care safety net on the eve of what will likely be a decade of fundamental transformation.

2015 Edition — California Health Insurers

Katherine Wilson

Insurance Coverage

This Almanac report provides a snapshot of the health insurance market in California at the end of 2013, just before the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act took effect.

Jan. 2016 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Insurance Coverage

This quick reference guide summarizes health insurance enrollment in California in 2014. See enrollment data by regulator, market, product type, and insurer.

Sept. 2016 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Insurance Coverage

This quick reference guide provides a picture of health insurance enrollment in California in 2015. See enrollment data by regulator, market, product type, and insurer.