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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The Primed Roundtable Series was a unique effort to foster constructive conversations about the opportunities and challenges facing those implementing, funding, and scaling solutions in their states’ Medicaid delivery systems.
Data transparency is core to bringing down health care costs. This report looks at the legal and economic implications of releasing data on the amounts paid for health care services, including negotiated rates between insurance plans and providers, as a…
Stories That Caught Our Attention: A pediatrician documents terrible conditions for kids separated from their parents at the border and put into detention centers.
The federal government seeks to modify federal policies with harmful changes that could hurt immigrants’ access to health care and other public benefits while weakening the health and social safety net.
How well does the Medi-Cal program meet the needs of patients who require both physical and behavioral health care services? Blue Sky Consulting Group has identified measures that plans and providers can use to monitor health outcomes for people who…
Stories That Caught Our Attention: In a case that could eventually lead to significantly reduced federal funding for health care and social services in California, the high court temporarily ruled against inclusion of a controversial census question.
New data on California health insurance markets show overall enrollment changed little from 2017 to 2018, as declines in Medi-Cal managed care and the individual market were mostly offset by increased membership in employer-sponsored small- and large-group plans.
California is in the midst of a critical discussion about how to achieve the goal of covering every Californian. To inform this discussion, CHCF curates key California-specific resources and analyses around the remaining uninsured and around policy options designed to…