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    Unfair Pricing and Too Few Choices

    Health care spending depends on two things: how much care patients get and the prices that are charged for that care. In California, there is a big problem with pricing. 


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    Data Insight

    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.


  • Data Insight

    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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    Weighed Down: Californians and the Financial Burden of Health Care Coverage

    This issue brief explores the affordability of health coverage in California in 2018, the latest year for which data are available, with a particular focus on health insurance deductibles and on who reports the greatest affordability challenges. Where possible, this…