EVENTS

MAY

Summit About Wireless Health Convergence

San Diego

MAY

Meeting on Health Issues Related to Substance Use

San Francisco

JUN

National Meeting of Palliative Health Care Congress

Anaheim

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FROM THE FOUNDATION

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 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.

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UC-San Diego Studies Hospital Interiors During Earthquakes

UC-San Diego researchers are studying the effect of an earthquake on structures and items inside of hospitals. Engineers have built an 80-foot furnished facility atop a platform that can shake to simulate an earthquake. AP/San Francisco Chronicle.

CalPERS Cites Steps To Improve Services After Claims Processing Delays

CalPERS officials say the agency has improved services after months of delayed claims processing resulting from the launch of a new computer system. A new staff assessment shows that CalPERS has helped more employers use the new system correctly. Sacramento Bee.

CDC Report Shows Drop in Accidental Deaths Among Kids, Teenagers

Accidental deaths among children and teenagers declined by 30% between 2000 and 2009, a CDC report finds. However, the report notes that prescription drug misuse contributed to a 91% increase in poisoning deaths among teens during that time frame. USA Today et al.

Compromise Tax Plan's Supporters Seek Help From Legislative Staff

Proponents of a tax hike proposal developed by Gov. Brown and backers of the "Millionaires Tax" are seeking help from Democratic staff members in the Legislature to collect more than 800,000 signatures in support of the plan by next month. Sacramento Bee's "Capitol Alert."

Supreme Court Weighs Overtime Pay for Drug Firm Representatives

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case about whether pharmaceutical representatives should receive overtime pay. If the court sides with the plaintiffs, drugmakers could be forced to pay billions in overtime to more than 90,000 representatives. Reuters et al.

Misuse of Prescription Painkillers Becoming More Widespread Among Young Californians

Tom Lenox of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Michael Plopper of Sharp HealthCare Behavioral Health Services, Sherrie Rubin of the not-for-profit organization HOPE and Robert Wailes of the California Medical Association's board of trustees spoke with California Healthline about prescription drug misuse.

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Capitol Desk

New Rates Higher but Coverage Better

Premium rates for health insurance through Covered California will be higher, but not as high as predicted -- and coverage will be better.

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AROUND CALIFORNIA

Analysis: March Revenues $236M Below Expectations

Many Medi-Cal Caregivers Are Low-Income, Report Finds

ACROSS THE NATION

HHS OIG Report Finds Gaps in Nursing Home Disaster Plans

OPINION MAKERS

Columnist Warns Effect of Tax Hike Plans Largely Unknown

Opinion: Big Tobacco Will Try To Sway Voters on Prop. 29

FEATURES

Funding Ending for Model Oral Health Plan for L.A. Kids

by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent

Funding expires this summer for a low-income children's dental program in Los Angeles that has become a model for preventive oral health care. The program takes aim at the most common chronic pediatric disease -- tooth decay -- that affects overall health.

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ROAD TO REFORM

Health IT: The Common Ground in Health Care Reform?

by Paula Blasi, California Healthline Contributing Editor

Arguments inside and outside the Supreme Court building last month reaffirmed the nation's sharp divide over the federal health reform law. But one aspect of the law is likely to continue drawing support from both sides of the aisle: health information technology.