FROM THE FOUNDATION

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.

Health Care Reform

Thursday, June 24, 2010

CBO: High-Risk Pools Could Be Costly Without Spending Cap

The high-risk insurance pools created under the new health reform law could cost the federal government as much as $15 billion if the current $5 billion spending cap is removed, according to a letter released on Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf wrote the letter, which reiterated a previous CBO report finding that the $5 billion allocated for the program would not be enough to cover the costs of all applicants through 2013.



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