Coverage Trends - California Health Care Foundation

Coverage Trends
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health insurance landscape changed dramatically in California. Fewer Californians are uninsured, more than one in three is now enrolled in Medi-Cal, and over a million purchase insurance through the ACA-mandated health insurance marketplace, Covered California. CHCF reports analyze and track trends in health insurance coverage, how much that coverage costs, and who remains uninsured.

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2020 Edition — Health Care Costs 101

Katherine Wilson

Health Care Costs, Payment & Financing

US health spending reached $3.6 trillion in 2018. National health spending grew 4.6% in 2018, a slightly higher rate than the 4.2% growth in 2017. See the data in this quick reference guide.

2019 Edition — California Employer Health Benefits

Coverage Trends

Workers who have health insurance through their employer bear a portion of the costs for their health care. This quick reference guide presents data from the 2018 California Employer Health Benefits Survey.

2017 Edition — California Health Insurers

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal

California's insurance market changed dramatically when millions became newly eligible for public insurance and private subsidies. California Health Insurers: Two Years After Reform provides a snapshot of the insurance market at the end of 2015.

2018 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends, Expanding Health Coverage

Since the implementation of the ACA in 2014, the uninsured rate in California dropped to an all-time low of 9% in 2016. However, 2.9 million Californians remained uninsured. This Almanac report takes a look at who was uninsured in 2016.

2019 Edition — Medi-Cal Facts and Figures

Len Finocchio, Matthew Newman, Eunice Roh, Blue Sky Consulting Group

Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including children, persons with disabilities, seniors, and adults with low incomes. Get the latest data on this program, which covers one in three Californians.

Nov. 2018 Edition — California Health Insurance Enrollment

Katherine Wilson

Coverage Trends

In 2017, California health insurers covered 33.1 million enrollees. This quick reference guide breaks down that number. Data files with these enrollment numbers are available to download.

2019 Edition — California’s Health Care Safety Net

Matthew Newman, Eunice Roh

This Almanac report, California’s Health Care Safety Net: A Patchwork of Programs and Providers, presents data on the providers and programs that comprise California’s system for providing health care to people with low incomes.

ACA Reduces Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage Rates in California

Coverage Trends

New data from the California Health Insurance Survey show that coverage in California remained stable in 2016–17. Of particular note is how the Affordable Care Act has narrowed disparities in coverage between different racial and ethnic groups.

How Many in Your Area Are Uninsured — and Why?

Coverage Trends

The state is considering a variety of proposals to cover the remaining three million Californians who lack insurance. Explore data that show the number of remaining uninsured in California by region and eligibility.