Public Opinion & Surveys

Access, Affordability, and Respect: California Poll Shows Benefits Associated with Having a Primary Care Provider

Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey

An analysis of poll findings reveals significant differences between insured Californians who have a primary care provider and those who do not across topics related to health care utilization, experience, affordability, and health behaviors.

WATCH: Why This Is the Moment for California to Reshape the Future of Medi-Cal

When podcaster Ben Plumley wondered whether California will show the nation how to expand accessible, affordable coverage to low-income populations and communities of color, he turned to CHCF president and CEO Sandra R. Hernández, MD, to get the story.

COVID-19 Is Reshaping California’s Health Workforce

February 1, 2022

Avram Goldstein

A conversation with Joanne Spetz, director of UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.

The 2022 CHCF California Health Policy Survey

Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey, Emily Alvarez

One in four Californians had trouble paying a medical bill in the last 12 months, and one in five say they or someone close to them experienced a period of homelessness in the past five years. This statewide survey also captures Californians' health care priorities for the governor and legislature to address.

For One in Five Californians, Homelessness Is Personal, CHCF Survey Finds

January 27, 2022

Michelle Schneidermann

Homelessness & Health Care

The findings underscore the urgency of collaboration to ensure success of the nascent CalAIM initiative to integrate Medi-Cal more seamlessly with social services.

The CHCF California Health Policy Survey

This representative survey of California adults is conducted annually and released early each year. It details not only California residents' attitudes about statewide health policies but also their experiences with the health care system, including physical health, behavioral health, and affordability of care.

Housing Instability Exacts Yet Another Kind of Pandemic Health Toll

August 16, 2021

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Homelessness & Health Care, Health Equity

Stories That Caught Our Attention: For renters with low incomes facing the threat of eviction, assistance has been slow in coming.

Speaking Up: Findings from 2019 Focus Groups and Interviews with Californians with Low Incomes

Jen Joynt, Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey

Telehealth, Medi-Cal

A series of focus groups and in-depth interviews with Californians with low incomes in 2019 revealed common themes in their health care needs, wants and values.

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes

Between 2019 and 2021, CHCF funded a major research project to better understand the health care experiences, needs, and values of Californians with low incomes, including understanding changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are key findings and insights from the project.

A Call for Meaningful Change

Behavioral Health, Telehealth, Health Equity, Workforce

'Listening to Californians with Low Incomes' report sounds alarm on deteriorating mental health.

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: How They Experience the Health Care System and What It Means for the Future

Jen Joynt, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey, Rebecca Catterson

Telehealth, Workforce, Medi-Cal

Explore key findings and implications for the future from a statewide survey of California residents with low incomes who received care between March 2019 and August 2020. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll, May 2021: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

Telehealth, Behavioral Health

This statewide survey of health care providers assesses their mental health and morale, the pandemic's financial impact on their practices, and providers' view of California's readiness for futures emergencies.

California Statewide Survey on Homelessness

Homelessness & Health Care

CHCF, in collaboration with the Blue Shield of California Foundation, is funding an 18- to 24-month research project that aims to improve understanding of the immediate precipitants of homelessness and barriers to exiting homelessness in California.

Some Face Dire Consequences for Delaying Care During Pandemic

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Health Equity, Telehealth

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Delayed preventive care and screenings are expected to take a devastating toll on some patients and families.

Clinics Respond to Anti-Asian Hate with Many Kinds of Support

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Equity, Behavioral Health

Health centers serve as care providers, social services connectors, and community advocates, and they stepped up to help patients navigate the tribulations of the COVID-19 era.