press release Medi-Cal Patients Are Heaviest Users of Emergency Departments — Majority of Visits May Be Avoidable Aug 19, 2008
California Counts, Report Emergency Department Care in California: Who Uses It and Why? By Helen Lee, Shannon McConville Aug 19, 2008 Californians make more than 10 million visits to hospital emergency departments annually. Many of these could be avoided with timely care from family physicians or outpatient clinics. This issue of California Counts presents a comprehensive portrait of emergency department care from several perspectives. Among its findings: The Central Valley and Los Angeles are home to some of the most crowded emergency departments in the state; patients with Medi-Cal coverage visit emergency departments more than do the uninsured; and Hispanics and Asians are less like to use emergency care than whites.
press release Good Intentions, Bad Consequences: Economic Costs Of Mandating Employer-Funded Health Care Could Be Steep Oct 18, 2006
California Economic Policy, Report Pay-or-Play Health Insurance Mandates: Lessons from California By Aaron S. Yelowitz Oct 18, 2006 In 2003, Sacramento enacted one of the first "pay or play" laws, mandating that employers either provide health insurance to California workers or pay a fee. Although the law was never implemented, the pay or play idea has since caught the attention of many other states’ legislatures. In this issue of CEP, the author examines the probable outcomes of California’s version of pay or play and concludes that it was seriously flawed: Employment and wages would have stagnated as employers passed on their increased costs, and many in the population would have remained uninsured.
press release Picture Of Health? Californians Prefer To Make Health Policy At The Ballot Box Feb 23, 2005
press release Special Survey of Los Angeles County: Spectrum of Discontent: Common Conerns, Distinct Realities For County’s Racial Groups, Communities Mar 27, 2003
