Affordability

 

Publication

Facts and Figures on the ACA in California: What We’ve Gained and What We Stand to Lose

November 2016
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal
With Donald Trump as president and a Republican-controlled Congress, the ACA is in jeopardy of being partially or completely repealed. In light of these potential changes, what does California stand to lose?
CHCF Blog

Dynamics of Decline: The Truth About HMOs

November 16, 2016
Maribeth Shannon
Payment & Financing
Although declining commercial enrollment in many HMOs has not yet had a big effect on their operations, medical group leaders suspect that to change soon.
CHCF Blog

Ian Morrison’s Prospective Perspective

October 21, 2016
Avram Goldstein
Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal
In two short videos, futurist and former CHCF board member Ian Morrison compares the health policies espoused by the two major US presidential candidates and discusses future Medi-Cal innovations.
September 26, 2016

Webinar — Using Cost-of-Care Data to Achieve the Triple Aim

Health Care Costs
September 26, 2016
Learn how leading organizations understand patients' total cost of care, reduce unnecessary services, and improve quality of care.
Project

California Regional Health Care Cost & Quality Atlas

Health Care Costs
An online health care atlas tracks clinical quality measures, hospital utilization measures, and average annual total cost of care per enrollee across 19 California geographic regions.
Publication

Balancing the Books: How Affordable Is Health Insurance Through Covered California When Local Cost of Living Is Taken Into Account?

June 2016
Laurel Lucia
Coverage Trends, Payment & Financing
A county-by-county analysis shows what a typical household needs to earn to cover basic living expenses as well as health insurance through Covered California.
Publication

When the Price Is Not Right: State Options on Prescription Drug Pricing

June 2016
Marge Ginsburg, Shauna Durbin, Jeffrey Hoch, Susan Perez, Dominique Ritley
Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing
Rapidly rising drug prices have caught the attention of health care leaders, who are calling for drug pricing policy reform. What can California do to address this problem?
CHCF Blog

ACA Reduced Health Cost Burden Among African Americans in California

June 2, 2016
David Carlisle
Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends
It's important not to let rhetoric overshadow facts. The ACA, while not perfect, is resulting in improvements in access to health insurance and therefore access to health care.
CHCF Blog

Californians with Individual Health Insurance Spent Almost $2,500 Less on Care in Year One of Health Reform

May 25, 2016
Amy Adams, Sam Patnoe
Coverage Trends
Median out-of-pocket spending for families with individual coverage dropped sharply in 2014 as the Affordable Care Act was implemented.
CHCF Blog

New Report Assesses Government Health Care Roles, Sounds Alarm Bell on Prescription Drug Spending

May 18, 2016
Katherine Wilson
Payment & Financing, Health Care Costs
Modest growth in health spending yielded huge gains in insurance coverage in 2014.
CHCF Blog

Consumers Enrolling Online with Covered California Say There’s Room for Improvement

February 8, 2016
Catherine Teare
Coverage Trends
Research on three consecutive open enrollment periods identifies important obstacles confronting California consumers when shopping online for health insurance.
CHCF Blog

Landmark Changes in Insurance Coverage Lead to Acceleration in 2014 National Health Care Spending

January 8, 2016
Katherine Wilson
Coverage Trends
National health spending accelerated in 2014 as more Americans gained health coverage through individual insurance or expanded Medicaid eligibility.
CHCF Blog

Coverage and Access Disparities Between Whites and Latinos Persist

December 1, 2015
Ann DePriest
Coverage Trends
While Latinos in California have experienced important improvements in access to health insurance and care under the Affordable Care Act, they continue to lag behind Whites in important measures.
October 28, 2015

Webinar — Addressing Affordability of Health Insurance at the Local Level

Coverage Trends
October 28, 2015
Hear about research done in San Francisco to understand how local coverage programs can be adapted to reflect the new eligibility parameters for subsidized coverage through Covered California, the state's marketplace for individual coverage.
Publication

Better Shop Around: Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Covered California Plans

May 2015
Avalere Health
Expanding Health Coverage
Consumers with chronic diseases face challenging trade-offs when choosing health coverage, especially when it comes to out-of-pocket drug costs. We offer five examples.