Health Data

What’s at Stake for Health Care in Your District This Midterm Election?

Expanding Health Coverage

On November 6, 2018, Californians will head to the polls and vote for who will represent them in Congress. The outcome of races could have significant implications for health care in California and nationwide. Find out what's at stake in your district.

November 15, 2018

Briefing — The ABCs of APCDs

Health Care Costs

November 15, 2018

Speakers from across the US discussed what an all-payer claims database could mean for California, and how it might be implemented.

2018 Edition — Quality of Care: Providers

This set of quality measures focuses on patient safety across various care settings including ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care.

2018 Edition — Substance Use in California

Behavioral Health

About 8% of Californians met criteria for substance use disorder, but only 10% of people with a substance use disorder received any type of treatment. CHCF's first Almanac publication to address this topic provides an overview of substance use and addiction in the state.

The State of Emergency

August 28, 2018

CHCF recently published the latest edition in its wide-ranging Almanac series, "California Emergency Departments: Use Grows as Coverage Expands." Kristof Stremikis, director of CHCF's Market Analysis and Insight team, talks about the important findings.

2018 Edition — California Emergency Departments

Between 2006 and 2016, the number of visits to California's emergency departments increased by 44%. This Almanac report explores the data behind those visits.

Overcoming Data-Sharing Challenges in the Opioid Epidemic

Robert Belfort, Alex Dworkowitz

Behavioral Health

Federal confidentiality rules, such as the "Part 2" rules, can be a stumbling block for primary care practices seeking to integrate substance use disorder treatment. This paper summarizes the rules and outlines steps that practices can take to coordinate care and stay within the law.

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

Katherine Wilson

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

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.

Palliative Care in California: Narrowing the Gap

Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care

Palliative care services have grown substantially in California. Interactive maps and an issue brief shed light on progress that's been made and what gaps remain.

2018 Edition — Health Care Costs 101

Katherine Wilson

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

US health spending reached $3.3 trillion in 2016, and is expected to grow faster than the economy over the next decade. This Almanac report, Health Care Costs 101: A Continuing Economic Threat, details how much is spent on health care in the US, which services are purchased, and who pays.

In Humboldt County, Efforts to Fight Opioid Epidemic Bring Progress

Humboldt County has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but recent media coverage missed significant, successful steps local leaders have taken to stem the tide. (Aerial photo of Humboldt Bay: Robert Campbell)

A Prescription for Performance Assessment and Accountability in Medi-Cal

An expert in US and state health policy explains how federal regulations provide an overdue opportunity for Medi-Cal to reconsider how managed care is organized and incentivized.

New CHCF Investment Streamlines Care Coordination in the Safety Net

Melissa Buckley

Investing in Innovation, Data Exchange

Health care providers cannot effectively coordinate a patient’s care without access to a shared set of accurate clinical information about that patient. That’s what Collective Medical aims to provide, and that’s why it has received the CHCF Health Innovation Fund’s latest program-related investment.

For Better Outcomes and Significant Savings, Medi-Cal Must Pay Health Plans Differently

Christopher Perrone

Medi-Cal, Payment & Financing

California can strengthen its use of payment as a tool to drive performance improvements and create greater value in the Medi-Cal program, and to enhance care for Medi-Cal's more than 13 million members.

California’s Unfinished Business: Addressing Health Care Costs

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs

Many of our health policy debates are consequences of an unaffordable health care system. It's important for California to join other states in addressing the problem of why health care costs so much.