The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
CHCF publishes reports, articles, issue briefs, explainers, data snapshots, infographics, fact sheets, and other resources to help make meaningful change in California’s health care system.
The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
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Los Angeles is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
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.
•Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage
The Inland Empire is one of seven markets included in the 2025 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
Up to two million Californians could lose Medi-Cal. This analysis examines two state coverage alternatives and the tradeoffs between cost, benefits, and access.
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of seven markets included in the 2025 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
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.
•Facts and Data, Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage
Shasta and Lassen Counties are one of seven markets included in the 2025 Regional Market Report, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
San Joaquin Valley is one of seven markets included in the 2025 Regional Market Report, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.
The California Health Benefits Survey tracks trends in employees’ coverage, including premiums, employee premium contributions, cost sharing, offer rates, and employer benefit strategies.
•Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage
This paper outlines considerations for California policy makers and health care leaders about how to cover those who may become uninsured starting in 2026 due to state and federal policy changes.
This issue brief provides a snapshot of the options available to states up until now to provide health care coverage to undocumented and lawfully present immigrants.
This research summarizes the experiences of Medi-Cal enrollees procedurally disenrolled during the Medi-Cal “unwinding” and their recommendations to improve Medi-Cal renewals.
This report examines California’s approach to the Medi-Cal unwinding, highlights key successes and challenges, and identifies opportunities to improve future Medi-Cal renewals.