What would it take to build a more equitable, efficient, and accessible healthcare delivery system in California? 

Join the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) on Wednesday, June 17, as we discuss findings from a comprehensive report that identifies and assesses key considerations for creating a unified healthcare financing system in California. 

Developed by the UCLA CHPR’s Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program in collaboration with UC Irvine and the RAND Corporation, the 181-page report examines the various aspects of the healthcare system, such as the role of health plans, provider payments, benefits, and the potential reduction in administrative burden on payers and providers and their respective impacts on access, quality, and equity.

The overall goals of a unified financing model would be to increase access to better-quality healthcare and promote health equity for all, while being less costly. A unified financing model could take the form of a single-payer system, in which the California government collects revenues and directly pays for healthcare services, but it could also include multi-payer systems that include private plans as well.

Presented by two of the report’s authors, Nadereh Pourat, PhD, and Dylan Roby, PhD, this session will delve into the following key design considerations:

• Models of unified financing

• Eligibility rules

• Benefits options

• Approaches to premiums and cost sharing

• Provider payment methods

• Approaches to promoting effectiveness, efficiency, and equity

The study was developed in response to Senate Bill 770, which directed the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) to take steps toward designing a healthcare delivery system that provides benefits under a unified healthcare financing model. The report builds upon previous work of the Healthy California for All Commission from 2019 to 2022.

Whether you’re a policymaker, healthcare leader, or stakeholder interested in healthcare reform, this session will offer valuable insights into how California can expand access, improve quality, and advance health equity.