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Sources of Health Insurance in California in 2024
Nuts and Bolts
Health Insurance Coverage
November 2022
California's Population Aged 65 Years and Older
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This explainer provides an overview of the population aged 65 and older in California, including sources of health insurance, demographic information, and how legislation and regulations may impact insurance coverage for this population

Explainer
Health Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Law
101 Series
December 2021
Medical Necessity Determination Process for Covered Benefits
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This issue brief discusses the medical necessity determination process, which may involve multiple clinicians, for enrollees in health plans and health policies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) or the California Department of Insurance (CDI).

Issue Brief
Health Insurance Coverage
November 2021
Public Health Insurance Option Plans
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This policy snapshot provides an overview of a public option and details recent public option related state activity from 2018 to 2021.

Policy Snapshot
Health Insurance Coverage
October 2017
Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines
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This policy snapshot provides an overview of efforts to introduce buying health insurance "across state lines" federally and within California within the past 10 years, along with findings from CHBRP analyses of related California legislation and how the findings inform current discussion. 

Policy Snapshot
Health Insurance Coverage
July 2015
Analysis: California's EHB Base Benchmark Options
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This issue brief analyzes and compares the health services covered by the ten plans available to California as options for the EHB benchmark plan for effective in 2017.

Issue Brief
Health Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Law
December 2013
Pediatric Dental and Pediatric Vision Essential Health Benefits
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This issue brief describes the choices California has made to comply with the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) pediatric dental and pediatric vision Essential Health Benefit (EHB) requirement.

Issue Brief
Health Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Law
June 2012
Immunization Mandates, Benchmark Plan Choices, and Essential Health Benefits
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This issue brief provides an example of how state benefit mandates could exceed Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) and how evidence-based analysis may inform discussions of whether to keep or repeal state benefit mandates that exceed EHBs, specifically looking at immunization coverage requirements.

Issue Brief
Preventive Services
Health Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Law
June 2012
Mammography Mandates, Benchmark Plan Choices, and Essential Health Benefits
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This issue brief demonstrates how state benefit mandates may exceed Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) and how evidence-based analysis of the impacts of such mandates may inform discussions of whether to keep or repeal them.

Issue Brief
Preventive Services
Health Insurance Coverage