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Key Topic: Medical Debt

Resource

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.

August 20, 2026
Blog

California Resists a Return to ‘Swiss Cheese’ Health Plans

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: California legislators fear a return to the time when “Swiss cheese benefits” drove many consumers into bankruptcy.

August 10, 2018