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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.

SEIU Drops Ballot Initiatives as Part of New Agreement With CHA

The Service Employees International Union will stop pursuing two proposed ballot initiatives as part of an agreement with the California Hospital Association. In exchange, CHA will help facilitate the union's organizing efforts. Los Angeles Times' "PolitiCal," Payers & Providers.

Calif. Providers Charged in Nationwide Medicare Fraud Crackdown

Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 medical professionals across the U.S. with defrauding Medicare of $452 million. Eight of those individuals are located in the Los Angeles area and are accused of bilking Medicare of $20 million. Payers & Providers, Los Angeles Times.

U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, Lags in Certain Care Quality Indicators

A Commonwealth Fund report finds that the U.S. spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries. However, compared with the other countries, the U.S. has higher mortality rates for asthma and diabetes-related amputations, the report notes. Politico 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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