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  • hospital emergency department entrance sign
    Expert Perspective

    The State of Emergency

    CHCF recently published the latest edition in its wide-ranging Almanac series, “California Emergency Departments: Use Grows as Coverage Expands.” Kristof Stremikis, director of CHCF’s Market Analysis and Insight team, talks about the important findings.

    •Facts and Data
  • External Resource

    Surgical Patients Who Take Buprenorphine Should Stay on Through the Perioperative Period

  • Dr. Andrew Herring of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., left, gave a dose of buprenorphine, a drug that eases the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, to a homeless man who collected cans to pay for bus fare to get to the hospital.
    Behind the Headline

    The Only Wrong Door to Treatment Is a Revolving Door

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: With opioid-related deaths skyrocketing, an Oakland emergency physician has launched a program to initiate medication-assisted treatment before patients walk out the hospital door.

    •Homelessness
  • close up of man displayiong empty pocket
    Expert Perspective

    Have Out-of-Pocket Costs Peaked in California Workplace Health Plans?

    A new CHCF survey of participants in California’s employer-based insurance market shows that employers and workers may be reaching their limit on out-of-pocket spending.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • Aretha Franklin At Park West American musician Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Park West Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1992. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
    Behind the Headline

    Paying Our Respects to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

    All of us at CHCF are mourning the passing of one of the world’s great vocal artists.

    •Older Adults
  • closeup of calendar-style planner notebook
    Report

    What Might Happen in Federal Health Policy Before the Midterm Elections

    Our experts discuss the current legislative and regulatory agendas in Washington, DC, and explain how the outcome of the midterm elections will shape health policy for years to come.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • wedge of Swiss cheese
    Behind the Headline

    California Resists a Return to ‘Swiss Cheese’ Health Plans

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: California legislators fear a return to the time when “Swiss cheese benefits” drove many consumers into bankruptcy.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Pastor Corey Kennard And Dr. Jessica Zitter discuss racial disparities at the end-of-life.
    Expert Perspective

    Race at the End of Life

    More than 150 years after the end of slavery, racial tension and mistrust of institutions surfaces in nearly every corner of American society. Our health care system is no exception — even at the end of life.

    •Health Equity
  • Insurance claim forms with a perscription bottle
    Behind the Headline

    Short-Term Plans Could Short-Change Consumers

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: The Trump administration issued a final rule that insurers will be able to sell short-term plans that cover up to 12 months and can be renewed for up to 36 months. What does…

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • River running through agricultural land.
    Case Study

    Medi-Cal Moves Addiction Treatment into the Mainstream

    A fundamental shift is underway in California to expand, improve, and reorganize Medi-Cal’s system for treating people with substance use disorders. This report summarizes the experiences of the first counties to implement this new approach.

    •Medi-Cal
  • line chart showing enrollment in different individual markets in California, from 2014 to 2017
    Data Insight

    State Releases Data on California 2017 Health Insurance Enrollment

    California health insurance enrollment grew modestly in most categories in 2017, according to new data from state insurance regulators.

    •Facts and Data
  • Two labrador retrievers, one yellow and one black, running together on a beach with a single stick in their mouths.
    Report

    Ensuring Health Plan Mergers Benefit the Community

    This report offers a detailed look at the results and future of infrastructure investment programs created as part of three for-profit health plan mergers in California.

    •Health Care Costs/Affordability
  • white neoclassical columns
    Report

    Here’s What the House Passed to Tackle the Opioid Crisis

    The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a package of bills addressing the opioid epidemic. Two DC health policy experts explain the highlights.

    •Primary Care
  • Judge holding a gavel in court room.
    Behind the Headline

    Politics Aside, Patients with Preexisting Conditions Need Protection

    Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: Americans across party lines agree on one important thing — people who have preexisting conditions should continue to be protected by federal health law.

    •Health Insurance Coverage
  • Mother and son at Texas immigrant detention center.
    Behind the Headline

    Standing Up Together to Do What’s Right

    In response to recent changes in border policy, CHCF will be making up to $1 million in emergency grants to groups that support separated children and detained families.