blog post California Is Different By Mark Baldassare Nov 16, 2016 The voters have spoken and the awkward result is a conflicting policy agenda for the state government and federal government.
blog post More than a Million California Children Rely on CHIP By Shannon McConville Dec 8, 2017 Some 1.3 million Californians age 18 and under—about 13% of the state’s children—rely on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their health coverage.
blog post Video: Briefing Focuses on Health and Nutrition Safety Net for Children By David Lesher Feb 25, 2015 More than half of all California children participate in at least one health or nutrition safety net program, according to a newly released PPIC report that was the focus of a recent briefing.
blog post Majority Opposition to Drilling Includes Coastal Republicans By Mark Baldassare, Alyssa Dykman Jan 8, 2018 Majorities of coastal Republicans joined with other regional and political groups in opposing more offshore oil drilling, the PPIC Statewide Survey shows.
blog post Video: A Conversation with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi By Mary Severance Aug 24, 2018 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and PPIC president Mark Baldassare had a wide-ranging conversation about the relationship between California and the federal government in a number of areas, including economic and tax policy, immigration, health care, and environmental issues.
blog post May Survey Looks at Views on Budget, Drought By David Lesher May 28, 2014 Research associate Dean Bonner presented the May PPIC Statewide Survey at a lunch briefing in Sacramento last week.
blog post Video: Health Coverage & Undocumented Immigrants By Linda Strean Nov 13, 2015 PPIC researchers presented findings that half of California’s undocumented immigrants—about 1.4 million—have incomes low enough to qualify for full Medi-Cal benefits should proposals to offer coverage be enacted.
blog post California Joins National Effort to Extend Health Insurance Enrollment By Shannon McConville Feb 17, 2021 As California continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s health insurance marketplace—Covered California—has initiated a special enrollment period intended to boost access to health coverage.
blog post Will Uninsured Californians Get Health Care? Most Say Yes By Sonja Petek Feb 7, 2014 California’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, has enrolled more than 625,000 people under the Affordable Care Act. However, many eligible enrollees have yet to sign up, including a disproportionate share of Latinos.
