“Low-income California adults who gained insurance coverage in 2014 had an easier time accessing health care than those who were uninsured and increased financial protection from medical bills, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report. The report, funded by the Blue Shield of California Foundation and based on findings from the California sample of the 2014 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA, finds that newly-insured Californians were more likely to have a usual source of health care (61%) than the uninsured (43%), and that the newly-insured also were more likely to have used any medical services (58% vs. 45%). In addition, newly-insured adults reported lower rates of difficulty paying medical bills, and were less likely to say they worry about their ability to afford medical care in the future. Clinics and health centers continue to be core providers for both populations: 47 percent of the newly-insured and 60 percent of the uninsured with a usual source of care say they use them rather than a doctor’s office or HMO.”