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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.

September 10, 2012

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Legislature Passes Bill Setting Up State-Run Retirement Program

State lawmakers have approved a bill that would require businesses that have more than five employees and do not offer pension plans to enroll workers in a state-run retirement program. A seven-person panel would administer the retirement trust. U-T San Diego.

Lawmakers OK Bill To Limit Hospitals' Out-of-Network ED Charges

The California Assembly and Senate have approved legislation that seeks to prevent hospitals from profiting by treating out-of-network emergency department patients. The bill would affect hospitals that have out-of-network ED utilization rates of 50% or more. Becker's Hospital Review.

Presidential Campaigns Keep Up Focus on Health Reform Law, Medicare

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney still aims to repeal the Affordable Care Act but recently said he would retain the law's "common sense" measures. President Obama is continuing to criticize Romney's running mate Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare plan. AP/San Jose Mercury News et al.

David Goodman of Dartmouth Discusses Efforts To Study Care Quality Across Patients' Lifetimes

David Goodman -- professor of pediatrics and health policy at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and co-director of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care -- spoke with California Healthline about efforts to study variations in care quality from the beginning to the end of life.

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