California Insurance Affordability Program Applications by Reporting Period

Data from the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS) details applications for Insurance Affordability Programs. It includes counts of applications and individuals, submitted through Covered California, County Human Services Agencies, and directly to CalHEERS. The dataset supports public reporting requirements under California Welfare and Institutions Code 14102.5.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in application counts and individual applicant numbers across reporting periods to monitor program enrollment.
• Compare application volumes submitted through different channels (Covered California, County Agencies, CalHEERS) to assess outreach effectiveness.
• Model seasonal or policy-driven fluctuations in Insurance Affordability Program demand using time-series data on applications.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS).
• Captures applications from three distinct submission channels: Covered California, County Agencies, and direct CalHEERS entry.
• Supports legal reporting mandates under California Welfare and Institutions Code 14102.5.

Limitations

• Specific data granularity, such as row count, column details, and applicant demographics, is unavailable.
• Without column definitions, analysis is restricted to high-level application and individual counts.
• The dataset's temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified, limiting time-series analysis scope.

Provenance

Source

California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS)

Collection Method

Aggregated from applications submitted to CalHEERS, Covered California, and County Human Services Agencies via the SAWS eHIT interface.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

State of California, United States