High health care costs hurt Californians every day. Millions can’t afford the care they need, and more than half of all Californians skip or delay care because it costs too much.
On this page, explore CHCF’s latest research and storytelling on the real-world impacts of the health care affordability crisis — and what we can do about it.
Essential Resources on Consumer Affordability
Worried Sick: Californians on a Health Care System They Can’t Afford
Californians can’t afford health care. Read testimonies from Californians about the hard choices, whom they hold responsible, and which policies they feel will move us forward.
How California Families Are Feeling the Affordability Crisis
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Medi-Cal Bold Idea — Partially Unified Financing: Covered California for Most
