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Big Business, Little Data

A growing number of Californians are being sent to ambulatory surgery centers for a wide variety of procedures, yet little is known about the care they deliver because reporting is not required.

And the Winner Is...

See how human-centered designers answered our challenge to encourage more people to complete advance directives and document their end-of-life wishes.

Ready or Not

Even with new federal resources to help, a study finds that communities with weaker safety-net systems are lagging in preparations for health reform.

Health Plans

Friday, December 07, 2012

California Launches Online Portal for Insurance Complaints

This week, the California Department of Managed Health Care launched a new website that allows consumers to submit grievance reports about health plans and affiliated providers. Officials said the portal was established in response to the expected influx of newly insured individuals under the Affordable Care Act.



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