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Highly Anticipated Trial to Determine If Consolidation Is Driving Up Costs

Stories That Caught Our Attention: A landmark antitrust case that is playing out in San Francisco Superior Court will determine whether Sutter Health has exploited its market dominance in Northern California to squash competition and drive up health care prices.

October 14, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Behind the Headline

White House Requires Immigrants to Purchase Health Insurance

The government sets another policy that will diminish immigrant communities’ access to health care and other essential services.

October 11, 2019

•Health Equity

External Resource

California Health & Human Services Agency’s Public Charge Guide

October 10, 2019

External Resource

New Evidence Demonstrates That The Public Charge Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Others

October 10, 2019

External Resource

California Health and Human Services Agency: Public Charge Guide

October 10, 2019

Project

Tradeoffs Podcast

CHCF supported the development of Tradeoffs, a new podcast combining compelling stories with rigorous research to help listeners make sense of a confusing and costly health care system.

October 7, 2019

•Health Insurance Coverage

Behind the Headline

Researchers Call for Quality-Improvement Changes in Medi-Cal Plans

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Shifting to value-based payments could encourage Medi-Cal managed care plans to meet or exceed quality metrics.

October 7, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Feature Story

Market Consolidation on Trial

On the eve of a trial over alleged anticompetitive practices by a California health care system, a new CHCF study traces the correlation between health industry consolidation and prices paid by consumers.

October 3, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Report

The Sky’s the Limit

California pays significantly more for common health care services than the rest of the country, and the gap has been widening. A critical factor in the fast growth of prices is market concentration — including hospital consolidation and physician integration…

October 3, 2019

•Health Care Costs/Affordability

Behind the Headline

When It Comes to C-Sections, All Hospitals Are Not the Same

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Take a look at America’s cesarean section capital to see how challenging it is to reduce surgical childbirth for low-risk, first-time mothers.

September 30, 2019

•Maternal Health

Case Study

New Study Shows Lagging Quality Improvement in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Over the last decade, California hasn’t seen the level of quality improvement expected from Medi-Cal, one of the state’s most important programs.

September 25, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Report

A Close Look at Medi-Cal Managed Care: Statewide Quality Trends from the Last Decade

This report examines the quality of care provided by Medi-Cal managed care plans between 2009 and 2018. In addition to reporting on overall trends in performance, this report also examines differences by type of ownership (public, nonprofit, for-profit) and model…

September 25, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Report

California Map: Quality in Medi-Cal Managed Care, County by County

Use this interactive map to learn more about the quality of care provided by local Medi-Cal managed care plans in your area between 2009 and 2018.

September 25, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Report

A Close Look at Medi-Cal Managed Care: Stories of Quality Improvement Success

This paper highlights examples of Medi-Cal managed care plans that have made significant progress on individual quality-of-care measures. The paper identifies several common, interconnected strategies that were key to improving quality and provides concrete examples of how plans put these…

September 25, 2019

•Medi-Cal

Behind the Headline

White House Puts National Spotlight on California Homelessness

Stories That Caught Our Attention: President Trump’s new interest in California’s homelessness crisis has state officials questioning why White House proposals neglect key drivers of the problem.

September 23, 2019

•Homelessness

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Highly Anticipated Trial to Determine If Consolidation Is Driving Up Costs

White House Requires Immigrants to Purchase Health Insurance

California Health & Human Services Agency’s Public Charge Guide

New Evidence Demonstrates That The Public Charge Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Others

California Health and Human Services Agency: Public Charge Guide

Tradeoffs Podcast

Researchers Call for Quality-Improvement Changes in Medi-Cal Plans

Market Consolidation on Trial

The Sky’s the Limit

When It Comes to C-Sections, All Hospitals Are Not the Same

New Study Shows Lagging Quality Improvement in Medi-Cal Managed Care

A Close Look at Medi-Cal Managed Care: Statewide Quality Trends from the Last Decade

California Map: Quality in Medi-Cal Managed Care, County by County

A Close Look at Medi-Cal Managed Care: Stories of Quality Improvement Success

White House Puts National Spotlight on California Homelessness

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