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Public Health Insurance in California

As of May 2023, more than half of Californians were covered by public health insurance—which covers low- to moderate-income, older, and disabled individuals, as well as veterans and members of the military. Almost all Californians up to 64 years old who are covered by public insurance are enrolled in Medi-Cal (96%); Medicare covers most

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The Impact of Health Insurance on Poverty in California

WebThe Affordable Care Act has helped millions of Californians gain health insurance over the past decade. In addition to improving access to care, the ACA has increased financial …

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Counties Are Key Partners in the Medi-Cal Program

WebCounty governments play an important role in administering Medi-Cal and organizing and delivering health services. We look at how counties' Medi-Cal …

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Medi-Cal Has Expanded Health Coverage in California

WebOver the past ten years, the expansion of Medi-Cal has been a key driver of health coverage gains under the federal Affordable Care Act. Federal policy responses …

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Medi-Cal Expansion Has Reduced Financial Barriers to Needed …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the importance of health care—and underscored its unpredictable and potentially financially devastating costs, …

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The Affordable Care Act Has Expanded Community Clinics in …

WebCommunity clinics have long been a key health care provider for underserved and low-income Californians. With the state significantly expanding the …

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Health Care Reform in California

WebBetween 1.2 and 1.6 million Californians annually have purchased health insurance through Covered California since its creation in 2014. ACA reform has been linked to improved …

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The Medi-Cal Program

WebMedi-Cal is a public health insurance program for low-income Californians. Medi-Cal—California’s Medicaid program—is a state-federal program that offers free or low …

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Health in California Two Years into the Pandemic

WebThe rapid spread of COVID-19 two years ago led California to declare a public health emergency, a state of emergency that remains in effect through this March. The …

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Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants: An …

WebCOVID-19 has revealed how gaps in health care coverage among immigrants can put the health of entire communities at risk. This report updates findings on the ways …

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Policy Brief: Pandemic Changes to Medi-Cal and Implications for

WebPandemic changes to Medi-Cal made it easier for low-income Californians to stay enrolled and to access expanded services—improvements to care that may have …

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Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s …

WebCalifornia has approximately 2 million undocumented immigrants, a group that faces considerable barriers to health care. Undocumented immigrants are less likely to have a …

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Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers

WebThis series of policy changes may have improved access to health insurance and health services for farmworkers, who are overwhelmingly immigrants, and many of …

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Policy Brief: Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s

WebKnowing how undocumented patients use health care can help California plan for future care and costs as Medi-Cal expands to all low-income residents. Visits to community …

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An Update on Homelessness in California

WebIf we extrapolate this rate of increase to the 2022 count, the total number of people experiencing homelessness in 2023 rises to nearly 185,000. Among the 29 CoCs …

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California’s Medi-Cal Expansion Is Lowering Poverty among …

WebSafety net programs substantially lower poverty, but federal eligibility rules often exclude undocumented immigrants, who have the highest poverty rates in the state …

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Making Sense of California’s Economy

WebWorkforce participation has been gradually declining for decades, from 67 percent in 2001 to 62 percent as of November 2023, almost entirely due to the aging of …

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California’s Most Isolated Seniors

WebSeniors are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost, of course, are health concerns. The latest data from the Centers for Disease …

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Policy Brief: How Hospital Discharge Data Can Inform State …

WebAs the only guaranteed source of health care open around the clock, hospital emergency departments (EDs) are at the frontlines of serving Californians who are …

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