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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Mental Health

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Opinion: Tell Gov., Legislature 'No More Mental Health Cuts'

In a Ventura County Star opinion piece, Ratan Bhavnani -- executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Ventura County affiliate -- argues that "there is a high cost" to cutting funding for mental health services, noting that the "burdens only get shifted elsewhere." The Republican state budget plan includes "a $1.3 billion diversion of voter-approved Mental Health Services Act funds to help balance the state budget," Bhavnani writes. He concludes, "tell the governor and the Legislature: please, no more mental health cuts. It's time to protect and strengthen mental health care."



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