Almanac – Regional Markets

Webinar — Findings from CHCF’s San Francisco Bay Area Regional Market Study

Hear from local health care leaders about efforts to improve behavioral health care in the safety net, how the region’s high health care costs and competition among large systems prompt interest in population health management, and the expansion of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Webinars — 2020 CHCF Regional Market Reports

For the fourth time since 2009, CHCF commissioned reports of seven health care markets in California. The markets in the 2020 release — Humboldt/Del Norte, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Joaquin Valley — reflect a diverse range of conditions in California. Each report was accompanied by a webinar featuring the report's author and local health care experts.

Webinar — Findings from CHCF’s San Diego Regional Market Study

In this virtual briefing, hear from San Diego health care leaders about county efforts to improve behavioral health care in the safety net, the growth of Federally Qualified Health Centers, and how providers, while competing for patients, also collaborate on community-wide issues.

Los Angeles: Vast and Varied Health Care Market Inches Toward Consolidation

Jill Yegian, Katrina Connolly

The Los Angeles health care market juggles the needs of more than 10 million people. The vast county includes 88 cities, and the historically fragmented health care sector tends to serve distinct geographic areas where people live and work.

2020 Edition — Health Care Almanac Regional Markets Study

The markets included in the 2020 release — Humboldt/Del Norte, Los Angeles, Riverside/San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, and San Joaquin Valley, — reflect a range of economic, demographic, care delivery, and financing conditions in California.

2016 Edition — Health Care Almanac Regional Markets Study

This is the third round in CHCF’s Regional Market Series; CHCF published the first set of regional reports in 2009. Seven markets are included in the 2016 release — Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside/San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area. These reports are part of the CHCF California Health Care Almanac.

Health Industry Consolidation in California: What’s Left to Settle?

December 17, 2020

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

When court proceedings in the Sutter Health antitrust case are finally over, the work of promoting competition in California’s health care marketplace won’t be finished.

December 9, 2020

Webinar — Findings from CHCF’s Inland Empire Regional Market Study

December 9, 2020

In this webinar, the report's author and local health care experts provide insight on the region's increasing number of Federally Qualified Health Centers, its rapidly evolving hospital market, and new efforts to recruit both primary care clinicians and specialists.

Humboldt and Del Norte Counties: Community Collaboration in the Face of Health Adversity

Jill Yegian, Katrina Connolly

The rural North Coast California counties of Humboldt and Del Norte face multiple health and health care challenges, including high death rates from preventable causes and shortages of health care providers. The region is addressing these challenges through strong collaborative efforts.

November 9, 2020

Webinar — CHCF Humboldt/Del Norte Regional Market Study

November 9, 2020

This virtual briefing included reflections from the report's author and five health care leaders with a deep understanding of the Humboldt/Del Norte region. They addressed a challenging economic situation and related health consequences, a severe shortage of health care professionals, and how a nonprofit data exchange and strong community collaboration help to address the region’s challenges.

Market Consolidation on Trial

October 3, 2019

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

On the eve of a trial over alleged anticompetitive practices by a California health care system, a new CHCF study traces the correlation between health industry consolidation and prices paid by consumers.

Regional Markets

California’s large size means that health care is organized, delivered, and financed differently throughout the state. CHCF commissioned studies of seven large and diverse regional markets that provide details of local health care systems and identify common themes and emerging issues that influence how Californians receive their health care.