press release Nearly All Say They Have Cut Water Use—Half of Likely Voters Support Water Bond Mar 26, 2014
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 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 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.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Jui Shrestha Jan 30, 2014 Some findings of the current survey: A record-high 58 percent of Californians approve of Governor Brown’s job performance; a majority think Brown and the legislature will be able to work together this year. Bipartisan majorities support the governor’s 2014–15 budget plan and his proposed changes to the state’s rainy day fund. A strong majority of the state’s uninsured say they will obtain health insurance in 2014. Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF] Governor Brown [PDF] California State Legislature [PDF] U.S. Congress [PDF] Senator Boxer [PDF] Senator Feinstein [PDF] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [PDF] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [PDF] Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [XLS] Governor Brown [XLS] California State Legislature [XLS] U.S. Congress [XLS] Senator Boxer [XLS] Senator Feinstein [XLS] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [XLS] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [XLS] Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [PDF] Economic Outlook for California [PDF] Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [XLS] Economic Outlook for California [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
event The James Irvine Foundation Briefing SeriesThe Future of Health Care in California Mar 13, 2013
Report Rethinking the State-Local Relationship: Social Services By Caroline Danielson Feb 20, 2013 California lawmakers may soon consider realigning some of the state’s largest social safety net programs. Their deliberations are being driven in part by federal health care reform—which will reduce the number of uninsured residents and reshape the county-run health safety net. This report examines federal, state, and local relationships in the social services arena and outlines key issues for policymakers to consider.
Report Expanding Medi-Cal: Profiles of Potential New Users By Helen Lee, Shannon McConville Aug 3, 2011 Millions of Californians will gain access to Medi-Cal under upcoming federal health care reform. This report finds that the majority of today’s uninsured poor are relatively young and healthy – good news from a cost perspective. But at least 25 percent could have substantial health issues. Understanding their needs is critical to preparing for health care reform. Survey data and focus group interviews round out this portrait of California’s potential new users of Medi-Cal. Supported with funding from the California Program on Access to Care.
