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.

Prescription Drugs

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Calif. Assembly Bill Targets 'Try and Fail' Drug Coverage

The California Assembly is considering legislation that would address health insurers' use of step-therapy, in which patients are asked to try as many as five prescription painkillers before health plans agree to cover the drugs. Under the bill, insurers would be prohibited from asking patients to try more than two prescription medications before providing coverage.



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