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    Health Insurance in California: A Recent History

    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…

    •Data Insight
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    How Many in Your Area Are Covered by the Affordable Care Act?

    This is an overview of the Affordable Care Act’s role in providing health care coverage to Californians, which is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the ACA remains under threat. See how many people in your local area are…

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    Hanging On to Coverage?

    Millions of Californians lost jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. But early information from California’s insurance regulators suggests that — at least through June — the number of Californians with job-based health insurance has not changed as dramatically as feared. This…

    •Report
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    Covered California Dashboards

    These dashboards centralize basic information about Covered California enrollment, coverage, and premiums. The dashboards sort the information by county, by region, and by date.

    •Data Insight
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    California Health Insurance Enrollment in 2021

    Total health insurance enrollment in California in 2021 increased by 1.4% (474,000) to 34.3 million enrollees. This compared to 3.3% growth in 2020.

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    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.

    •Data Insight
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    State, Federal Actions Protected Health Coverage for Millions During Pandemic

    Stories That Caught Our Attention: The percentage of Americans with health insurance remained stable during 2020 despite a hobbled economy.

    •Behind the Headlines
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    State Releases Data on 2018 Health Insurance Enrollment

    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.

    •Data Insight
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    National Health Spending Passes $10,000 Per Person, and We Should Be Concerned

    Annual spending on health care in the US has crossed the $10,000 per-person threshold, reminding us to reflect on health care’s unprecedented claim on our resources — and why we should be concerned about it.

    •Data Insight
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    Health Care Costs Accounted for 17.7 Percent of GDP in 2018

    New CHCF Almanac shows hospital care was the biggest spending category.

    •Data Insight
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    Data Show 2019 California Health Insurance Enrollment Struck a Balance

    Medi-Cal and individual market enrollment continued to decline but were offset by growth in employer-sponsored and Medicare plans.

    •Data Insight
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    Covered California Enrollment Rose a Strong 3.7% in 2018

    Despite federal efforts to eliminate cost-sharing subsidies and weaken the Affordable Care Act’s individual coverage, Covered California enrollment continued to rise in 2018.

    •Data Insight
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    Unexpected Growth in California Health Insurance During COVID-19 Recession

    Data from California regulators show that — despite job losses — health insurance enrollment in the pandemic year 2020 increased by over one million (3.3%). State and federal policies designed to help people get and keep coverage were important factors.

    •Data Insight
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    Plan Choice for Covered California Consumers, 2017–2019

    In 2019 plan choice on Covered California remained stable. Similar to 2018, 4% of enrollees in 2019 had only one health plan (meaning only one insurer) to choose from. Ninety six percent had at least two, and 81% had at…

    •Data Insight
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    Nov. 2018 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

    In 2017, California health insurers covered 33.1 million enrollees. This quick reference guide breaks down that number. Data files with these enrollment numbers are available to download.