California health insurance is an insurance program that offers to pay the costs of insured California residents medical expenses should he/she become sick of illnesses or get involved in accidents that are covered by the insured’s plan. The insured would pay the California health care companies premium in their preferred mode of payment.

Looking back, the concept of health insurance – not just California health insurance – started during the late 1600s when Hugh Chamberlen proposed a health insurance system. In the late 19th century, this was then called “disability insurance” because it included only the cost of injuries that had the potential to make a person disabled. The other health care costs were paid for by the insured. However, during the middle to the late 20th century, health insurance (like the 21st century California health insurance system) evolved into the recent health insurance plan which was fortunately more comprehensive. It covered preventative care such as consultations and regular check-ups, as well as preventative diagnostic procedures such as mammograms for breast cancer detection which would save the California health insurance company a lot of money if diagnosed in their early stages.