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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.

April 25, 2012

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Judge Tentatively Rules Chiang Cannot Dock Lawmakers' Pay

A Sacramento judge has issued a tentative ruling that State Controller John Chiang cannot block lawmakers' pay if he deems that they have passed an unbalanced budget. Lawmakers sued Chiang for withholding their pay last summer. Sacramento Bee et al.

State Data Show Drop in Patient Deaths After Heart Bypass Surgeries

New state data show that deaths following heart bypass surgeries at California hospitals fell 34% from 2003 to 2009. Experts credit a state requirement that hospitals publicly report surgery results, as well improvements in cardiac care. San Francisco Chronicle.

GOP Leaders Back Off From Proposed Changes to Medicare, Medicaid

Instead of trying to push Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed Medicaid and Medicare changes through the Democrat-controlled Senate, Republican lawmakers are promoting less controversial ideas, such as cutting funding to the federal health reform law. AP/Washington Times 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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