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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.

Poll: Low-Income Patients Want Closer Connection With Doctors

A new poll finds that 80% of low-income residents say that it is important to them to have a personal connection with their health care provider. However, findings show that only 38% of respondents have such a connection. HealthyCal.

House GOP Releases Legislation To Repeal the Health Reform Law

Last week, House Republicans released legislation to repeal the federal health reform law. Although the House is expected to pass the bill, the vote would be largely symbolic because the Democrat-controlled Senate is unlikely to approve it. The Hill's "Floor Action Blog" et al.

Reform Law Opponents Question Subsidies for Insurance Exchanges

Opponents of the federal health reform law say it is unclear whether low-income residents of states that fail to establish health insurance exchanges would be eligible for federal subsidies to purchase coverage through a federally run exchange. New York Times, National Journal.

San Francisco Bay Area Aims To Tackle STIs With No-Cost Home Tests for Young Women

Heidi Bauer of the state Department of Public Health, Victoria Jones of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Vivian Levy of the San Mateo County Health Department and Freya Spielberg of RTI International spoke with California Healthline about a pilot program to help young women obtain no-cost home tests for sexually transmitted infections.

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