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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 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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Public Health Insurance in California

WEBAs 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 …

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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 during …

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Improving Health Care Data in California

WEBAn HPD promises to provide better data to address questions related to health care cost drivers, including health provider consolidation and patient costs. Research using data …

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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 Medi-Cal program under …

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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 responsibilities—as well …

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Immigrants and Health in California

WEBIn March 2021, 66% of California adults supported health care coverage for undocumented immigrants, up from 54% in 2015. Lack of data leaves many unanswered questions …

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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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How Does Access to Care Affect Health

WEBHow Does Access to Care Affect Health? Enrolling eligible, low-income Californians—including the 1.7 million uninsured projected to be eligible for Medi-Cal—is …

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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 helped …

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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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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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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 Control and …

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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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A Conversation with US HHS Secretary Becerra and California HHS

WEBAlmost three years into the COVID-19 crisis, Californians are still grappling with its effects on everything from health to education to the economy. Join Mark Baldassare, PPIC’s …

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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 whom are …

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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 (27%).At the …

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