Policy Analysis
Every day, the California Association of Health Plans works with state policymakers on issues impacting health care in the Golden State. Lawmakers, regulators, public program officials and opinion leaders are some of the key constituencies with whom we engage. On a regular basis, the CAHP team engages leadership in the Governor’s Office, Department of Managed Health Care, Medi-Cal and the Department of Health Care Services, and the California Health Benefit Exchange (Covered California). Sometimes our work includes engaging leaders in Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Your Plan Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Health Plans 101: Covering California’s Essential Benefits
April 16, 2024
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Dollar
February 13, 2024
CAHP Fact Sheet: Providing high quality health care through Medi-Cal Managed Care
January 16, 2024
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Health Coverage Mandates Would Drive Up Premiums By Nearly $321 Million
September 20, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Advancing Health Equity
September 13, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Top Cost Drivers of 2024 – Health Plan Premiums
July 25, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: SB 238 will Delay Much Needed Mental Health Care for California’s Youth
June 20, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Health Care Mandates Would Drive Up Premiums By $943 Million
May 31, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Say No to SB 598: A Prescription for Low-Value Healthcare
May 22, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Health Care Mandates Would Drive Up Premiums By $943 Million
May 17, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: The Truth About Big Pharma’s Insulin Prices
May 17, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Vote NO on SB 70
April 25, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Get the Facts on Big Pharma-Backed SB 873
April 17, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Say No to SB 598: A Prescription for Low-Value Healthcare
March 23, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Making A Difference For Enrollees Through Cal-AIM
March 22, 2023
CAHP Research Spotlight: Medi-Cal Whole Person Care Pilot Program Improved Care For High-Risk Patients
February 24, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Dollar
January 5, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Providing high quality health care through Medi-Cal Managed Care
January 4, 2023
CAHP Fact Sheet: Prior Authorization Protects Patients From Low-Value Health Care
October 24, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Say No to SB 250: A Prescription for Low-Value Healthcare
August 3, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Top Cost Drivers of 2023 Health Plan Premiums
August 2, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Mandates Would Drive Up Premium Costs By $571 Million
June 14, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Vote NO on SB 853
May 23, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Why is the California Legislature Inflating Your Health Care Premiums?
May 16, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Mandates Would Drive Up Premium Costs By $1.5 Billion
May 16, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Get the Facts on Big Pharma-Backed SB 1361
May 9, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: SB 1361 Will Increase Premiums for All While Doing Nothing to Rein in Prescription Drug Prices
April 26, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: No on SB 958
April 21, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: Medical Management Protects Patients and Reduces Costs
March 24, 2022
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Dollar
February 7, 2022
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California’s Health Plans are Part of the Solution in Achieving Universal Health Care Coverage
January 4, 2022
CAHP Research Review: Studies Find Uninsured Gap has Narrowed in California; 94% of Californians Now Have Coverage
October 7, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: NO on SB 524: Puts Patients at Risk and Increases Health Care Costs
August 25, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Plans Are Making Health Care More Affordable, Accessible and Flexible Under the American Rescue Plan
July 8, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Nationwide Study Illustrates Health Plans’ Vital Role in Californians’ Health Care Access, Jobs, and Economy
June 30, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: American Rescue Plan Delivers More Affordable Health Care Coverage to Thousands of Californians and Brings California Closer than Ever to Closing the Uninsured Gap
May 19, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: New Mandates Would Drive Up Health Premium Costs by $1.2 Billion
May 4, 2021
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: First Do No Harm
April 6, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: Medical Management in the Era of Covid-19
March 17, 2021
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Providing High Quality Health Care Through Medi-Cal Managed Care
March 16, 2021
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Medi-Cal Managed Care: Providing a Safety Net for California’s Most Vulnerable
March 16, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Care Dollar
February 17, 2021
CAHP Fact Sheet: California’s Health Plans Play Key Role in Making Telehealth Accessible to More Californians
November 30, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Understanding Health Plan Costs During COVID-19
September 10, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California’s health plans support our provider partners on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
August 3, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: SB 855 Threatens Quality of Mental Health Care and Increases Costs for All
August 3, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: SB 855 – Unnecessary and Costly
August 3, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California Health Plans – Dedicated to Mental Health Care
August 3, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California Health Plans Are Advocating to Make Quality Health Care More Affordable and Accessible for All
August 3, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet: Efforts to Force Premium Dollars to Providers Could Harm Health Care System
May 28, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet – Understanding Consumer Protections and Financial Uncertainty in the Era of Covid-19
May 4, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet – California’s Health Plans Are Taking Decisive Action to Address the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 20, 2020
Your Plan, Your Advocate Fact Sheet: California Health Plans Are Advocating to Make Quality Health Care More Affordable and Accessible for All
February, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet – Technology and Convenience
Updated February 26, 2020
CAHP Infographic: California’s Health Care Dollar
February 5, 2020
Research Spotlight: Prescription Drug Costs: A Major Driver of California Health Plan Premiums
February 1, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet – Preventive Care: Investing in Your Health
January 24, 2020
CAHP Fact Sheet – More Californians Stand to Gain Health Care Coverage With New State Policies Supported by Health Plans
October 10, 2019
Research Spotlight: Independent Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services from Managed Care
May 8, 2019
CAHP Fact Sheet – New Benefit Mandates Will Drive Up Health Care Costs for All
May 7, 2019
CAHP Fact Sheet – California Health Plan Profit Margins: Lower Than You May Think
April 25, 2019
Research Review: Medicaid Managed Care Lowers Drug Costs
April 5, 2019
Infographic: How SB17 Works and Key Dates for 2019
March 13, 2019
Infographic: How Prescription Drug Costs Impact California Health Plan Premiums
March 13, 2019
Infographic: Understanding Health Plans’ Role in Pharmacy Benefit Delivery
February 15, 2019
CAHP Fact Sheet – Individual Shared Responsibility Requirement
February 1, 2019
Issue Spotlight: Elimination of the Individual Mandate: What it Means for California
Updated January 9, 2019
CAHP Fact Sheet – Spotlight on Medi-Cal Managed Care
January 9, 2019
CAHP Fact Sheet – Cal MediConnect: Managed Care for Dual Eligibles
Updated March 26, 2019
Your Plan Your Advocate Fact Sheet: Health Plans 101: Covering California's Essential Benefits