| Goal:
To promote greater transparency and accountability in California's health care system. Objectives: - Analyze policy developments and market trends to inform or guide decision-makers.
- Advance reporting on health care provider and insurer performance.
- Increase the availability and usefulness of information and tools for consumer decision-making.
- Inform statewide efforts to expand access to affordable care and coverage.
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Key Publications
Snapshot: Health Care Costs 101, 2008 Edition
This Foundation snapshot shows that while health care spending growth has slowed, if left unchecked, it will represent 19.5% of the U.S. GDP by 2017. The report looks at cost drivers, with details on California where available.
Making Health Care Costs More Transparent to Consumers: A Summary for Policymakers
California Employer Health Benefits Survey 2007
Uncoordinated Care: A Survey of Physician and Patient Experience
Snapshot: California's Uninsured 2007
Key Projects
CalHospitalCompare.org: Rating Hospital Quality in California
Featured in the video clip above, CalHospitalCompare.org allows Californians to compare the performance of more than 200 hospitals on a variety of quality measures from maternity services to cardiac treatment.
CHCF State Health Policy Office
California Hospital Financial Performance Dashboard
CalHealthReform.org: A Resource on California Health Care Reform
Medi-Cal Performance Standards
Staff
Media Contact
Alexandra Matisoff-Li, Communications Officer
510.587.3154
