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Policy Options to Improve Health Care Affordability: What California Can Learn from Other States
This issue brief presents policies from other states that California can learn from to address the health care affordability crisis.
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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…
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Trust and Distrust in California’s Health Care System: A 2026 Statewide Survey
Nearly half of Californians lack trust in the health care system, with cost barriers and lack of a regular doctor deepening distrust, a new CHCF-funded poll finds.
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Medi-Cal Bold Idea — Partially Unified Financing: Covered California for Most
This proposal suggests transitioning most Californians — including many currently enrolled in Medi-Cal — into Covered California plans. The model aims to create a more continuous and equitable coverage system.
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The 2026 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
CHCF and NORC at the University of Chicago conducted a representative, statewide survey of residents’ views and experiences on a variety of health care topics.
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California Health Benefits Survey 2025
The California Health Benefits Survey tracks trends in employees’ coverage, including premiums, employee premium contributions, cost sharing, offer rates, and employer benefit strategies.
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California’s Cap on Health Costs Is the Nation’s Strongest. Will Patients Notice?
By 2029, hospitals, doctors, and insurers cannot increase spending by more than 3% annually.
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The 2024 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
Conducted in fall 2023, this survey collected Californian adults’ opinions and experiences on various health care topics, including mental health, medical debt, racial equity, and more.
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California Employer Health Benefits Almanac — 2023 Edition
In 2022, 64% of firms in California offered health benefits to at least some of their employees. Premium costs are typically shared between employers and workers. This report presents data compiled from the 2022 KKF Employer Health Benefits Survey.
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New CHCF California Health Policy Survey
The 2023 survey looks at Californians’ experiences and priorities around a number of health care topics, including affordability, mental health care, health equity, and housing and homelessness.
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New CHCF Poll Shows Californians’ Concerns About Obtaining Home-Based Supports
From personal experience, Californians are acutely aware of our health systems’ weaknesses serving older adults and others with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
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Briefing — Launch of California’s Office of Health Care Affordability
CHCF held its first in-person briefing since before the COVID-19 pandemic and provided context on health care affordability challenges in California and updated attendees on the early implementation of the Office of Health Care Affordability.
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Access, Affordability, and Respect: California Poll Shows Benefits Associated with Having a Primary Care Provider
An analysis of poll findings reveals significant differences between insured Californians who have a primary care provider and those who do not across topics related to health care utilization, experience, affordability, and health behaviors.
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Biden Lays Out His Health Policy Agenda
Some of his key items are already underway via administrative actions, while others require legislative action in Congress.
