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How Many in Your Congressional District Get Medi-Cal or a Premium Subsidy Through Covered California?
See how many Californians are enrolled in Medi-Cal or get a premium subsidy through Covered California in each California congressional district.
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Poll Findings
Use this page to: (1) get accurate data and information about Medi-Cal and (2) stay abreast of emerging federal Medicaid policies and their potential impact in California.
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CalAIM Experiences: Southern California Implementers
Learn how implementation of CalAIM is unfolding in Southern California in this survey of people who work at managed care plans, behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, and social services organizations.
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Hospital Closures, Service Cuts Loom for Some Communities. The State May Step In to Help.
After Madera Community Hospital closed earlier this year, other hospitals have signaled they are struggling financially. Legislators are considering several solutions to funnel more money to hospitals to prevent them from cutting services or closing.
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The 2023 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
More than one in three Californians report having medical debt, and of those, one in five (19%) report owing $5,000 or more.
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Innovation at the Intersection of Health Care and Homelessness
A conversation with California’s Medicaid director, Jacey Cooper, about how CalAIM will bring together a broad range of stakeholders to improve the health of Medi-Cal members experiencing homelessness.
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Using Data for Good: Toward More Equitable Home and Community-Based Services in Medi-Cal
California offers a multitude of home and community-based services to people with low incomes who rely on Medi-Cal for health coverage. Yet few public data exist to demonstrate whether these services are equitably available and used by those who qualify.…
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Unexpected Growth in California Health Insurance During COVID-19 Recession
Data from California regulators show that — despite job losses — health insurance enrollment in the pandemic year 2020 increased by over one million (3.3%). State and federal policies designed to help people get and keep coverage were important factors.
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The 2021 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
COVID-19 and health care costs are key priorities that Californians want lawmakers to address, according to this statewide poll.
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Hospital ED Visits in California, Five Other States Bounce Back but Remain Well Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Real-time hospital data provide valuable economic and public health signals in the COVID-19 era.
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The 2020 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
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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How Medi-Cal’s Fiscal Balancing Act Could Soon Become More Challenging
Medi-Cal’s best-kept secret is that even with the program’s rising enrollment and costs in recent years, its financial impact on California’s General Fund has been relatively small. That could change amid uncertainty over new financing issues.
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Listening to Mothers in California
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, including key opportunities to advance birth equity and address maternal mental health.
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Many Californians Have Coverage, but Not Care, for Mental Health Conditions
Mental health disorders are among the most common chronic illnesses that people face, in the US and here in California, yet too many people miss out on treatment.
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California Regional Health Care Cost & Quality Atlas
An online health care atlas tracks clinical quality measures, hospital utilization measures, and average annual total cost of care per enrollee across 19 California geographic regions.
