FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Doctors and Nurses

Monday, January 30, 2012

SEIU Members Plan One-Day Walkout in Riverside County

Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 721 have informed Riverside County that they are planning a strike on Tuesday to protest contract conditions imposed by the county. The union represents about 5,800 county employees, including 274 nurses, laboratory technicians and other health care professionals. Riverside County Superior Court has scheduled a hearing Monday morning to hear an appeal from county officials to bar some health care professionals from striking.



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