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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.

Hospitals

Monday, April 12, 2010

New CMS Web Site Tracks Medicare Hospital Spending

Last week, CMS launched a new Web site that allows consumers to track Medicare hospital spending for the 25 most expensive conditions. The Web site also enables users to compare Medicare hospital spending by state. The site's data are based on more than 40 million hospital admissions and will be updated monthly.



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