blog post Video: The Impact of Health Insurance on Poverty in California By Mary Severance Apr 6, 2023 PPIC researchers Patricia Malagon and Caroline Danielson discuss a new report that examines how access to health coverage affects economic well-being across the state.
blog post How Does Access to Care Affect Health? By Shannon McConville Mar 24, 2014 How will the expansion of Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act impact the medical care and health of those who gain coverage?
blog post Undocumented Immigrants and Health Care By Shannon McConville Dec 17, 2014 President Obama’s recent immigration order may result in access to insurance coverage and health care for undocumented immigrants in California.
press release Health Care: Most Oppose House Bill, Favor Single-Payer Plan—Unless It Raises Taxes May 31, 2017
blog post Californians’ Views on ACA Repeal By David Kordus Mar 13, 2017 PPIC Statewide Surveys since 2015 have found that majorities of Californians view the Affordable Care Act favorably. In our latest survey, more than half opposed its repeal.
Report California’s Future: Health Care By Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha Jan 2, 2020 California is looking to protect and expand health coverage gains. Health care costs—and an uncertain federal policy landscape—are a major concern.
blog post Californians’ Views of Health Care Reform Shift—a Bit By Dean Bonner Oct 17, 2014 The Affordable Care Act has divided the state as well as the nation. Have those views shifted? Yes and no.
blog post Emergency Room Use and the ACA By Shannon McConville Jul 27, 2015 Newly released state data provides a first glimpse of the impact of the Affordable Care Act on hospital emergency departments.
blog post Health Care and California’s Undocumented Immigrants By Shannon McConville Feb 25, 2014 Despite California’s embrace of federal health care reform, millions of Californians are expected to remain uninsured even five years from now. Undocumented immigrants are likely to be a large share of this uninsured group because they are excluded from coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
blog post Improving Lives through Public Policy By Tani Cantil-Sakauye May 16, 2023 President and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye reflects on the role that PPIC’s independent, nonpartisan research plays in helping to improve Californians’ physical, educational, and economic well-being.
