Fact Sheet
Half a million uninsured adults in California who need mental health treatment could gain access to those services through health care reform, according to this Center study. In addition to providing new or improved health insurance coverage to as many as 4.6 million Californians, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 will also implement the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, the publication notes.
Fact Sheet
Half a million uninsured adults in California who need mental health treatment could gain access to those services through health care reform, according to this Center study. In addition to providing new or improved health insurance coverage to as many as 4.6 million Californians, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 will also implement the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, the publication notes.
Fact Sheet
The distribution of health insurance in California changed dramatically after two years of high unemployment, from 2009 to 2011. According to data from the annual California Health Interview Survey, just under half of all nonelderly Californians in 2011 were insured through their own or a family member's job-based coverage.
Fact Sheet
The distribution of health insurance in California changed dramatically after two years of high unemployment, from 2009 to 2011. According to data from the annual California Health Interview Survey, just under half of all nonelderly Californians in 2011 were insured through their own or a family member's job-based coverage.
Policy Note
This policy note is a side-by-side summary of the Republican & Democratic candidates' health care plans. The authors compare the health care proposals of Republican presidential nominee Governor Mitt Romney with the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordble Care Act (ACA) signed into law in 2010 by President Barack Obama (the Democratic nominee), which is currently being implemented.
Policy Note
This policy note is a side-by-side summary of the Republican & Democratic candidates' health care plans. The authors compare the health care proposals of Republican presidential nominee Governor Mitt Romney with the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordble Care Act (ACA) signed into law in 2010 by President Barack Obama (the Democratic nominee), which is currently being implemented.
Research Report
Based on data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) that was collected during an economic downturn – 2009 – the report provides compelling evidence of the inadequacy of the nation's current system of job-based health insurance coverage.
Research Report
Based on data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) that was collected during an economic downturn – 2009 – the report provides compelling evidence of the inadequacy of the nation's current system of job-based health insurance coverage.
Journal Article
During the Great Recession, the lowest income worker in California had six times the odds of lacking access to job-based insurance compared to the highest income worker group, according to this study authored by four Center researchers for the California Journal of Politics and Policy. The study examined how a lack of health insurance affected workers and families who depend on job-based coverage during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
Journal Article
During the Great Recession, the lowest income worker in California had six times the odds of lacking access to job-based insurance compared to the highest income worker group, according to this study authored by four Center researchers for the California Journal of Politics and Policy. The study examined how a lack of health insurance affected workers and families who depend on job-based coverage during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
Policy Brief
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) restricts its health insurance expansions in ways that exclude many uninsured children in California who are immigrants or have immigrant parents. These exclusions directly limit coverage options for noncitizen children. And immigrant parents, potentially misinterpreting eligibility requirements for these new programs, may not enroll their citizen children.
Policy Brief
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) restricts its health insurance expansions in ways that exclude many uninsured children in California who are immigrants or have immigrant parents. These exclusions directly limit coverage options for noncitizen children. And immigrant parents, potentially misinterpreting eligibility requirements for these new programs, may not enroll their citizen children.
External Publication
Underinsurance is most commonly defined as the state in which people with medical coverage are still exposed to financial risk. We argue that the adequacy of health insurance coverage should also be assessed in terms of the adequacy of specific benefits coverage and access to care. Underinsurance can be understood conceptually as comprising three separate domains: (a) the economic features of health insurance, (b) the benefits covered, and (c) access to health services.
External Publication
Underinsurance is most commonly defined as the state in which people with medical coverage are still exposed to financial risk. We argue that the adequacy of health insurance coverage should also be assessed in terms of the adequacy of specific benefits coverage and access to care. Underinsurance can be understood conceptually as comprising three separate domains: (a) the economic features of health insurance, (b) the benefits covered, and (c) access to health services.
Policy Brief
Almost 4.7 million nonelderly adults and children of the 7 million Californians who were uninsured for all or part of 2009 will be eligible for insurance as a result of last year's health care reform legislation, according to this policy brief, which uses data from the 2009 CHIS.
Policy Brief
Almost 4.7 million nonelderly adults and children of the 7 million Californians who were uninsured for all or part of 2009 will be eligible for insurance as a result of last year's health care reform legislation, according to this policy brief, which uses data from the 2009 CHIS.
External Publication
In this brief, the authors explore whether instituting 12-month continuous eligibility in California's Medicaid program for children (Medi-Cal) has directly benefited enrollees by improving their process of care.
External Publication
In this brief, the authors explore whether instituting 12-month continuous eligibility in California's Medicaid program for children (Medi-Cal) has directly benefited enrollees by improving their process of care.
Policy Brief
This policy brief shows that in 2007 one-fifth of all Californians ages 0–64 who lived in households where at least one family member was employed did not have access to job-based coverage.
Policy Brief
This policy brief shows that in 2007 one-fifth of all Californians ages 0–64 who lived in households where at least one family member was employed did not have access to job-based coverage.