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.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Report: Cuts to IHSS Could Harm Program Beneficiaries

Proposed reductions to the In-Home Supportive Services program would cause elderly and sick residents, as well as those with disabilities, to cut back on food and medicine so that they could continue receiving care and live in their homes, according to a policy note from the UCLA Center for Health Policy and the SCAN Foundation. The policy note also predicts that IHSS beneficiaries could wind up seeking care in emergency departments or hospitals.



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