There are currently 7.2 million Californians who go without health insurance or coverage all or part of the year. Being uninsured carries risks beyond the financial burden an unexpected illness would impose. For example, the uninsured have lower screening rates for preventable health conditions and experience poorer health outcomes for chronic conditions. Due to California’s vast geographical, economical, and political diversity (to name a few), the uninsured are not always an easily defined population.
ITUP Analysis of OSHPD Data about Safety Net Hospital and Clinic Utilization and Revenue
| April 12, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Funding, Health Financing, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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This ITUP analysis uses data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to asses safety net hospitals’ and clinics’ utilization and revenue. The charts and tables provide data by payer and display trends over the last several years. The data are available for hospitals (inpatient and outpatient… more
Summary and Analysis of Milliman Report on the Impact of the Affordable Care Act’s Underwriting Reforms and the Exchange on Individual Health Insurance Premiums in California
| April 1, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, State, The Uninsured |
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The full report is available for download: The Affordable Care Act makes a number of changes to assure access for everyone to the individual market; these include guaranteed issue, guaranteed renewal, no pre-existing condition exclusions, essential health benefits, refundable tax credits and the Exchange (a purchasing pool for individuals). Features… more
Republican Governors Kasich of Ohio and Snyder of Michigan Move Forward to Implement ACA Medicaid Expansion
| February 8, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Legislation Policy News, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News, The Uninsured |
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The group of Republican governors signaling support for expanding Medicaid in their states has grown in recent days. The LA Times reports that Governors John Kasich of Ohio and Rick Snyder of Michigan intend to expand eligibility for the program to 138% of federal poverty in 2014, a central element… more
Thinking Ahead – High Priorities for ACA Implementation in California
| January 24, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Health Financing, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Special Features, The Uninsured |
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This report looks at California — where we are and where we need to go in implementing the Affordable Care Act. These materials reflect ITUP’s views on the challenges for California health reform and a status report for the progress we’ve made. We welcome your thoughts and feedback, and hope… more
CMS Study Finds Health Spending Growth Rate Remains Low for Third Consecutive Year
| January 16, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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Health Affairs published a recent study from the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the investigators found that total spending on health care in the United States was $2.7 trillion in 2011 and grew 3.9% from 2010 to 2011. This rate of growth… more
California Continues to Have the Greatest Number of Uninsured Residents in U.S.
| December 12, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News, The Uninsured |
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A new report from the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) indicates that California continues to be the state with largest number of uninsured residents, 7.1 million. The state ranks seventh in the overall share (22%) of its residents who are uninsured. These findings are a part of a long-term decline in… more
Integrating Medical Care with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in L.A. County: A Status Report
| October 31, 2012 | Posted by Neelam Gupta under Legislation/Policy, Los Angeles, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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An opportunity exists to integrate mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services with medical care in a patient-centered manner under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and federal parity requirements. Survey results on health care preferences of low-income Californians suggest that the safety net should provide more… more
September California Exchange Board Meeting: SHOP, Consumer Assistance, Stakeholder Engagement Options
| September 17, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Insurance Exchange, The Uninsured |
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The California Health Benefits Exchange Board will meet in Sacramento tomorrow, September 18, 2012. The agenda includes action on the Exchange’s stakeholder engagement plan, the qualified health plan (QHP) solicitation process, and the operations of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). In addition, the Board will discuss ombudsman and… more
Affordable Care Act Provisions for Consumers
| September 10, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Delivery Systems, Insurance Exchange, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the most consequential piece of health care legislation in decades and remains deeply controversial among the American public more than two years after becoming law. Even though some individuals have strongly held opinions about the law, much of the public still has a relatively… more
Models of Care to the Residually Uninsured
| May 1, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under The Uninsured |
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These are working drafts of two reports on the residually uninsured. more
