Michael D. Valle

Promotional graphic commemorating California's 175th anniversary and American's 250th anniversary, featuring the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Today California celebrates 175 years of statehood!

In celebrating this milestone, we simultaneously recognize California’s growth and the work that still needs to be done to make health care equitable and accessible for all Californians. HCAI remains committed to that mission.

#CA175 #California

Thankful to the resolute community of state health data organizations and the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for their guidance and leadership over many years. --In partnership!

Their work turns data into information into understanding -- and is critical to supporting informed decisions across a wide variety of topics in healthcare policy and practice. Consider joining this illustrious group of dedicated public professionals: hcai.ca.gov/about/careers/

With gratitude and appreciation, proud to have accepted this award on behalf of the talented team of nearly two dozen civil servants who research, design, and develop, based on user feedback, all of the over 70 online interactive reports found on the HCAI website: hcai.ca.gov/visualizatio...

Many partners and stakeholders contributed to the development of this report -- with gratitude to them and our cherished team of civil servants. Thank you!

You'll see the default view excludes Medi-Cal, so not to skew the cost figures because there is no out-of-pocket for Medi-Cal enrolees. You can filter Medi-Cal in, or just look at Medi-Cal by itself, to see the enrollment and claim count figures.

Check out the range consumers pay when dealing with chronic conditions like asthma, anxiety, and diabetes -- and the compounding financial burden for those suffering from multiple conditions.

Healthcare Payments Data (HPD): Medical Out-of-Pocket Costs and Chronic Conditions, 2022 - HCAI Californians with one or more chronic conditions had significantly higher out-of-pocket costs than those with no chronic conditions – a consistent finding across counties and payer types. Californians...

The 𝟱𝘁𝗵 public data report from the Healthcare Payments Database, California's All-Payer Claims Database, and the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 on healthcare costs.

hcai.ca.gov/visualizatio...

Playing a bit of catch up now, but going forward all these HPD reports will have about a one-year data lag.

Our goal is for data to be actionable, and timely, to support the most informed decisions. Thank you to the dedicated team of civil servants and partners for your support!

Healthcare Payments Data (HPD) Services Report - HCAI The Healthcare Payments Data (HPD) Services Report allows users to explore the types of healthcare services provided to Californians.

Just published the 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝 public analytic report from the Healthcare Payments Database, California's All-Payer Claims Database, with data from 2018 to 2023.

hcai.ca.gov/visualizatio...

Much more in store for 2025🎉 Signup for our 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: hcai.ca.gov/mailing-list/

Thank you to our team of dedicated civil servants and partners. With humility and in service--

3️⃣ Published 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 that providers can use to participate in HCAI’s Hospital Equity Measures Program: hcai.ca.gov/hospital-equ...

2️⃣ Published first report on healthcare costs from the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲, California's APCD, on prescription drug costs in the commercial market: hcai.ca.gov/visualizatio...

1️⃣ Published first-in-the-nation hospital outcomes report on 𝗧𝗔𝗩𝗥 using clinical registry data: hcai.ca.gov/visualizatio...

What a year for the 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in its continuing mission to support informed decisions in California’s healthcare system.

Three #healthdata highlights from 2024📆...