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Worried Sick: Californians on a Health Care System They Can’t Afford
Californians can’t afford health care. Read testimonies from Californians about the hard choices, whom they hold responsible, and which policies they feel will move us forward.
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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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Polling in Congressional District 41 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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Polling in Congressional District 40 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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Polling in Congressional District 22 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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The 2024 CHCF Central Valley Health Policy Survey
In late 2023, CHCF and NORC at the University of Chicago conducted a representative, statewide survey of Californians’ health care opinions and experiences, which included an oversample with 1,525 Central Valley respondents age 18 and older.
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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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The 2022 CHCF California Health Policy Survey
One in four Californians had trouble paying a medical bill in the last 12 months, and one in five say they or someone close to them experienced a period of homelessness in the past five years. This statewide survey also…
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California COVID-19 Health Surveys: Data and Charts
CHCF has commissioned ongoing surveys of the general public and of health care providers in California to understand changing use of the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic. These weekly surveys began the third week in March 2020, shortly…






