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Mapping Chronic Disease in California

The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) provides data that identifies those areas of California bearing the heaviest burden in terms of chronic disease. The latest survey added new conditions and a map feature.

Paper to Electronic Charts Made Easy

Community clinics with experience making the transition from paper to electronic records share the strategies, techniques, and insights they learned along the way.

Among Hospitals, A Special Critical List

People in rural and remote areas throughout California depend on critical access hospitals. This paper tracks the changing landscape and financial health of these small but important institutions.

Health Plans

Thursday, February 21, 2008

States Review Age Limits for Dependent Coverage

In an effort to reduce the number of uninsured, states are reassessing the age limits for young adults to stay on family health policies. In the past two years, 17 states have passed laws to allow dependents to retain coverage under family policies until their mid-twenties. The Commonwealth Fund estimates that 1.4 million more people would be insured if every state extended dependent coverage to at least 23.



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