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CHCF Blog

Where’s the ‘Better Care’ in Senate Health Bill?

June 26, 2017
Sandra R. Hernández
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends
The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), unveiled by the Senate last week, will not make us healthier. It does not spell out a vision for better care — it is about providing tax breaks for some of the wealthiest Americans.
CHCF Blog

Why Nevada Leaders Tried to Open Medicaid Health Plans to Everyone

June 19, 2017
Avram Goldstein
Medi-Cal
Nevada caused a stir recently by trying to open Medicaid to any state resident who wants to buy in. We talked to the man who spearheaded the effort.
CHCF Blog

California Rural Leaders Object to American Health Care Act

June 7, 2017
Avram Goldstein
Medi-Cal
Political conservatives in rural California are opposing the American Health Care Act as they assess how badly it would hurt Medi-Cal enrollees.
CHCF Blog

Shalala: What I Learned About How Hard It Is to Reform Health Care

April 19, 2017
J. Duncan Moore Jr.
Expanding Health Coverage
The political strife around repealing the ACA is no surprise to those who chased earlier health reform plans. A former HHS secretary recounts the difficulty of achieving a major domestic policy overhaul.
Publication

How Many Californians Would Lose Coverage Under the AHCA?

March 2017
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal
The Center for American Progress (CAP) estimated the number of people who would be uninsured by 2026 in each US congressional district under the American Health Care Act. What are California's projected coverage losses?
Publication

2017 Edition — California Employer Health Benefits

March 2017
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.
Project

ACA Repeal Resource: California’s Individual Market Before Health Reform

Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends
This overview describes California's individual market before the Affordable Care Act and identifies potential concerns if the ACA is repealed.
Publication

ACA Repeal Resource: California’s Individual Market Before Health Reform

February 2017
Marian Mulkey
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends
This overview describes California's individual market before the Affordable Care Act and identifies potential concerns if the ACA is repealed.
Publication

Challenges of Partial Reform: Lessons from State Efforts to Reform the Individual and Small Group Market Before the ACA

February 2017
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends
This paper examines efforts by some states to reform their individual and small groups market before the ACA — and highlights why "partial" reforms aren't effective.
Publication

Timeline: California Health Reform Policy Proposals Before the ACA

February 2017
Marian Mulkey
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal
Prior to the ACA, California pursued many policies to expand coverage and access. These policies can inform the state's responses to potential ACA repeal.
CHCF Blog

When It Comes to Seeing a Doctor in California, the Uninsured Still Fare Worst

January 17, 2017
Janet Coffman
Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal
With repeal of the ACA imminent, a health care workforce researcher shares data about the multiple barriers preventing uninsured Californians from accessing medical services.
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

California Employers Continue Offering Insurance but Fewer Workers Enroll

August 2, 2016
Lacey Hartman
Coverage Trends, Payment & Financing
The share of employers who offer insurance to their employees remained stable in California between 2013 and 2015. But the share of eligible employees who chose to enroll dropped from 86.4% to 80.2%.
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.
Project

Medi-Cal Expansion to Undocumented Children

Medi-Cal
CHCF supports the historic expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal to undocumented children by working to overcome barriers to enrollment.