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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Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Governor Gavin Newsom aims to “move us closer to health care for all” by addressing access to coverage for undocumented adults, drug prices, the high cost of health care, and more.
Between his first executive orders and his new budget plan, California Governor Gavin Newsom is putting his health care agenda into motion with important proposals to help more Californians get and keep coverage.
Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives, while the GOP continues its dominion over the Senate. What will this “split Congress” mean for health care?
Alan Weil, editor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, shares his perceptions of the past, present, and future of California health policy.
CHCF offers a snapshot of the health insurance market in California, where 93% of people are enrolled in private or public coverage, with only 7% of the population remaining uninsured. These infographics provide a breakdown of current enrollment in commercial…
Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Because of severe wildfire damage, the sole hospital and biggest employer in Paradise, California, is unlikely to reopen before 2020 — if ever.
Regardless of the outcome of the Kaiser Permanente mental health workers strike, the need for state health policy leaders to reduce California’s worsening shortage of behavioral health providers is urgent.
A groundbreaking Medi-Cal program is enabling substance use disorder treatment facilities to say yes to more patients seeking care, yes to more flexibility regarding treatment plans, and yes to hiring more workers to treat people in need.
Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: A new class of state lawmakers, including another supermajority of Democrats, has been sworn in. Several health-related bills were introduced immediately and will await Gavin Newsom when he succeeds Governor Jerry Brown in…
Marco Angulo, MD, chose to practice family medicine in a community clinic close to where he grew up. His educational path is an important model that could help ease the primary care physician shortage in California.
For adolescents, mental illnesses and substance use disorders often occur together. This report paints a picture of California youth and the behavioral health conditions they face.