California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)
Public Policy OfficesCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
CHBRP is an independent program within the University of California that provides the California Legislature with timely, objective analyses of proposed health insurance legislation. Its work focuses on bills that would require health insurance benefits, repeal existing mandates, or otherwise influence health coverage in California. The program draws on university-based faculty and researchers to develop its analyses, and it has produced reports on more than 250 bills since 2003. Based in Berkeley, California, CHBRP operates as a small-to-mid-sized unit in the public policy arena. Its primary customers are state legislators who rely on its analyses to inform policy decisions affecting health insurance mandates and related areas. The program occupies a niche as an academically grounded, independent resource for evaluating how proposed legislation could shape health benefits in the state.