This data brief looks at which industries have a high percentage of employees who either work fewer than 30 hours or whose hours are slightly above that amount, which may place them at risk for reduced hours by an employer wishing to avoid penalties.

In this brief we estimate the number of Californians who would potentially benefit from various provisions in the House and Senate health reform bills.

We find that nearly half of all firms (47.3 percent), which account for 54 percent of the workforce, would be required to make no additional payments under the proposed initiative; and 82 percent of firms would make payments of less than 1 percent, accounting for 70 percent of the workforce.

The Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 would result in reductions in work hours for significant numbers of American workers, fewer workers obtaining job-based coverage, and an increase in the federal deficit of more than $140 billion over a ten-year budget window.

This study uses household survey data and other sources through June of 2006 to evaluate changes in employment, wages and composition of jobs in the United States and in California.

President Barack Obama has made health-care reform one of his top policy priorities. In this policy brief, we use the Current Population Survey March Supplement to predict the change in coverage rates and sources of coverage by the end of President Obama’s first term in office.

In order to maximize the number of insured Californians, Covered California will need to reach individuals who become eligible for coverage between open enrollment periods. Understanding the extent and nature of churn can help in planning for ongoing enrollment, ensuring smooth health coverage transitions and continuity of care, and reducing uninsurance.

A More than 310,000 Californians Working for Large Firms Predicted to be Enrolled in Medi-Cal in 2014 under Affordable Care Act.

In this brief we estimate the number of Californians who will potentially benefit from the coverage expansion: how many will be newly eligible for Medi-Cal, for subsidized individual or small group coverage in the exchange, and for coverage in the exchange without subsidies.