FROM THE FOUNDATION

The Stimulus Funding and the Safety Net

The recently enacted federal stimulus package includes funds to bolster and improve community health centers, which are being squeezed between the budget crisis and the recession.

Lessons in Managing Medicaid Dental

A number of states have changed the administration of their Medicaid dental programs to improve access and use of services. Could they serve as a model for California, which recently eliminated its adult dental program?

Studies in Patient Self-Management

A study of 150,000 patients from 174 medical groups across California measured the ability of providers to help patients manage their chronic conditions and correlates the data with process and outcome measures.

Health Care Costs

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Universal Health Care Too Costly for California

California's independent Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill estimates that a universal, government-run health care proposal by Senate Health Committee Chair Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) would result in a $46 billion deficit after five full years of operation, according to an editorial. It concludes, "We can't afford any more 'free' government services."



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