External publications

This research letter in JAMA Network Open (1) documents the extent to which states have introduced or enacted mandates for coverage of nonpharmacological pain treatments and (2) describes and characterizes variation in such mandates. The findings from this study may help inform policy makers and relevant stakeholders considering legislation related to nonpharmacological pain treatments at the state and federal level.

Funded by the California Health Care Foundation, CHBRP conducted a rapid literature review of literature published between January 2021 and October 2022 examining the effectiveness of telehealth as compared with in-person care. The findings are available on CHCF's website. 

This article discusses key issues in relation to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and potential changes in screening utilization and associated expenditures resulting from the recent ACEs legislation in California. 

This rapid review examines recent evidence both about telehealth’s efficacy by clinical area and about telehealth’s impact on utilization. 

This response addresses a letter to the editor entry regarding CHBRP'S analysis of Assembly Bill (AB) 1316 Childhood Lead Poisoning: Prevention. 

This report analyzes evidence on the medical effectiveness of pediatric asthma self-management training and education (PASMTE) and the impact that mandated coverage under Assembly Bill (AB) 2185 would have on total health care costs, utilizations, and the public’s health. 

This report documents the process used by the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)  in assessing the public health impact of proposed health insurance benefit mandates. 

This document outlines the cost and coverage model used for producing cost estimates of proposed health insurance benefit mandates for the California legislature. 

This article examines the role of the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) as a source of information in state health policy making. 

This report identifies states that have laws requiring the review of mandated health insurance benefits and describes the various approaches states take in reviewing mandated benefits, as stated in the mandated benefit review (MBR) laws. 

This analysis identifies and compares the trends in mandated benefits laws in the United States.

This report discusses the approach taken by CHBRP in regards to the medical effectiveness analysis as one component of each proposed billed analysis.