The Inland Empire Health Plan's new CEO is continuing the trailblazing path that Californians have come to expect from the large and influential managed care plan.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Recent developments in Washington suggest that a bipartisan solution for surprise medical bills is within reach — a development that may have been influenced by reforms passed in Sacramento.

A federal policy to protect patients from surprise medical bills eluded Congress in 2019, but a new compromise may lead to a solution.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Millions of Americans in rural areas face significant barriers to care and in almost every state are burdened with higher mortality rates than people in urban areas.

Michelle Schneidermann, MD, the new CHCF director of High-Value Care, shares her goals for the program.

A California physician shares lessons learned from compelling experiences as a palliative care specialist.

Far more patients with low incomes seek specialty care than there are specialists to help them. A physician describes one tonic for California's overtaxed specialty referral system.

Nowhere is the need to measure racial and ethnic health disparities greater than in California, one of the few states where people of color compose the majority of the population.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: A growing number of podcasters are producing sophisticated audio storytelling about health policy and the health care system.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: A landmark antitrust case that is playing out in San Francisco Superior Court will determine whether Sutter Health has exploited its market dominance in Northern California to squash competition and drive up health care prices.

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.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Take a look at America's cesarean section capital to see how challenging it is to reduce surgical childbirth for low-risk, first-time mothers.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: President Trump's new interest in California’s homelessness crisis has state officials questioning why White House proposals neglect key drivers of the problem.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: After being widely criticized, the Trump administration has partially backtracked on its decision to stop protecting immigrants from deportation while they receive lifesaving medical care. However, the future of the medical deferred action program remains uncertain.