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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.

Health IT

Friday, October 12, 2012

Blue Shield of Calif. Launches New Telehealth Initiative

Blue Shield of California has partnered with Dallas-based Teladoc to provide telehealth services to 350,000 CalPERS members. Under the initiative, CalPERS members will be able to receive online consultations from state-based, board-certified physicians, as well as obtain short-term prescriptions for certain types of medications.



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