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All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

March 29, 2012

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High Court Wraps Up Hearings on Federal Health Reform Law Case

During the final day of hearings in the case challenging the health reform law, Supreme Court justices questioned both sides about the severability of the individual mandate and whether the law's Medicaid expansion is coercive. Washington Post et al.

UC-Berkeley Assesses ACO Preparedness of Safety-Net Providers

UC-Berkeley surveyed Alameda and Orange county safety-net health care providers to evaluate their readiness to participate in accountable care organizations. The survey examined readiness in multiple categories, including performance reporting. Modern Healthcare, UC-Berkeley survey.

Lawmakers Consider Workers' Compensation Rules at Recent Hearing

California lawmakers recently examined rules governing the workers' compensation system. Stakeholders have criticized rules enacted in 2004 for too tightly controlling medical care and not providing adequate compensation to workers. Sacramento Bee's "Capitol Alert."

Kim Dempsey of NCB Capital Impact Discusses Ways To Boost Capacity of Community Clinics

Kim Dempsey, director of innovation and strategy at NCB Capital Impact, spoke with California Healthline about recommendations for improving the operations of community health centers.

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