Almanac – Insurance

California’s Uninsured — Almanac Collection

Coverage Trends

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate in California has dropped dramatically. Even so, millions of Californians are without health insurance. This collection of California's Uninsured Almanac reports presents data on the state's uninsured population.

Sept. 2016 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends

This quick reference guide provides a picture of health insurance enrollment in California in 2015. See enrollment data by regulator, market, product type, and insurer.

California Health Insurers and Enrollment — Almanac Collection

Coverage Trends

This Almanac collection provides a look into California's health insurance market. Data from the Department of Managed Health Care, the California Department of Insurance, and other sources are used to examine market share, enrollment, financial performance, public coverage, and consumer satisfaction.

2019 Edition — Medi-Cal Facts and Figures

Len Finocchio, Matthew Newman, Eunice Roh, Blue Sky Consulting Group

Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including children, persons with disabilities, seniors, and adults with low incomes. Get the latest data on this program, which covers one in three Californians.

2016 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends

After the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the uninsured rate in California dropped from 16% in 2013 to 11% in 2014. However, 3.8 million Californians under 65 still remained uninsured. Get the data from this Almanac report.

Medi-Cal Facts and Figures — Almanac Collection

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including 40% of all children, half of all people with disabilities, and more than a million seniors. This collection of current and past editions of Medi-Cal Facts and Figures presents data on enrollment, benefits, financing, and access and use.

Nov. 2018 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends

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.

2018 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends, Expanding Health Coverage

Since the implementation of the ACA in 2014, the uninsured rate in California dropped to an all-time low of 9% in 2016. However, 2.9 million Californians remained uninsured. This Almanac report takes a look at who was uninsured in 2016.

2018 Edition — California Employer Health Benefits

Heidi Whitmore, Jon Gabel

Coverage Trends

California's workers are shouldering more of the costs for their health care with increasing premiums and higher deductibles and copays. This Almanac report, California Employer Health Benefits: Workers Shoulder More Costs, presents data from the 2017 California Employer Health Benefits Survey.

Feb. 2018 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends

In 2016, California's health insurers reported 32.6 million enrollees. This quick reference guide breaks down that number. Data files with these enrollment numbers are available to download.

Insurance Coverage

2017 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends

Since implementation of the ACA, California's uninsured rate has dropped by half. Still, nearly three million remain uninsured. This Almanac report looks at who was uninsured in 2015.

2017 Edition — California Health Insurers

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal

California's insurance market changed dramatically when millions became newly eligible for public insurance and private subsidies. California Health Insurers: Two Years After Reform provides a snapshot of the insurance market at the end of 2015.

The Private Insurance Market in California, 2015

Coverage Trends

More than half of Californians get their health insurance through private carriers. This infographic shows how the largest plans stack up in terms of enrollment and revenue.

2017 Edition — California Employer Health Benefits

Heidi Whitmore, Jon Gabel

Coverage Trends

The majority of Californians rely on their employers for health insurance, but these benefits continue to shrink as the cost to workers continues to rise. California Employer Health Benefits: Prices Up, Coverage Down presents data compiled from the 2016 California Employer Health Benefits Survey.