blog post Reviving the Health Care Mandate: Who Pays? By Radhika Mehlotra, Shannon McConville Mar 5, 2019 As policymakers in California weigh implementing a state individual mandate, it's worth considering which Californians would bear the burden of the tax penalty and which would benefit.
Report Emergency Department Use in California: Demographics, Trends, and the Impact of the ACA By Shannon McConville, Caroline Danielson, Renee Hsia Feb 11, 2019 Visits to hospital emergency departments in California have grown considerably in recent years. But we find no evidence that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act caused those increases.
blog post Emergency Departments and the Affordable Care Act By Shannon McConville Jun 27, 2018 Frequent visits to the emergency department can mean patients have few medical care options. Under the ACA, frequent emergency department use fell for Medi-Cal patients.
blog post Expanding Health Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants By Shannon McConville Apr 4, 2018 California lawmakers are supporting incremental policy measures to expand health care coverage to all income-eligible residents, regardless of immigration status.
blog post Video: John Chiang’s Priorities Feb 6, 2018 John Chiang, the state’s treasurer and candidate for governor, says his top priorities are education, housing, and a group of issues he calls “absolutely critical in everybody’s life:” jobs, climate change, and health care.
page Health & Safety Net Jun 22, 2017 Analyzing policies for reducing poverty and increasing well-being
