A graphic showing a background bits for maternal health disparities. There is an image of a physician holding a stethoscope up to the belly of a pregnant person.
Disparities in Maternal Health
Nuts and Bolts
July 2026
Disparities in Maternal Health

A blue, white, and yellow wavy background title slide on maternal health and disparities. The lower part of the graphic has an image of a person in all scrubs assisting a person laying on a tabe in giving birth.

Explainer
A blue banner with the words "background bits." a cream colored main page with "disparities in telehealth access" with a computer monitor with a heartbeat.
Disparities in Access to and Use of Telehealth
Nuts and Bolts
Telehealth
July 2026
Disparities in Access to and Use of Telehealth
A blue, white, and yellow block of waves with the title "disparities series" and telehealth access with a picture of two abstract figures providing and receiving telehealth services

Part of CHBRP's series exploring disparities in health care, this explainer looks at key findings related to telehealth in utilization and access based on geography, language, income, race and ethnicity, sex and gender, and age.

Explainer
Telehealth
A graphic showing a background bits for isnurance rates by demographic
Health Insurance Coverage by Demographic in California
Nuts and Bolts
Health Insurance Coverage
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Background Bits on Menopause
Nuts and Bolts
101 Series
April 2026
Deductibles in State-Regulated Health Insurance for 2026
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This resource discusses deductibles and their interaction with other forms of cost sharing, as well as estimates regarding their presence among state-regulated health insurance, potential impacts of new prohibitions on their application, and related state and federal law.

Resource
Cost Sharing
Health Insurance Coverage
April 2026
Sources of Health Insurance in California for 2027
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This resource estimates enrollment in health insurance for Californians.

Resource
Health Insurance Coverage
April 2026
Pharmacy Benefit Coverage in State-Regulated Health Insurance for 2027
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This resource notes the estimated pharmacy benefit coverage for Californians.

Resource
Health Insurance Coverage
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Background Bits on GLP-1 Medication
Nuts and Bolts
101 Series
February 2026
What is Cost Sharing in Health Insurance?

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This explainer aims to help clarify and explain the common cost-sharing terms often addressed in health policy legislation.

Explainer
Cost Sharing
January 2026
Federal Recommendations and the California and Federal Preventive Services Benefit Mandates
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This resource identifies potential overlap between the federal benefit mandate requiring health insurance coverage of some preventive services and California state benefit mandates.

Resource
Benefit mandates
Preventive Services
State and Federal Law