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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.

Mental Health

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

New Data: Nursing Homes Frequently Use Antipsychotics

In 2010, one in five U.S. nursing homes provided residents with antipsychotics to treat symptoms for which the medications had not been approved by federal regulators, according to a recent Boston Globe investigation. While prescribing medications off label is legal, both FDA and CMS -- which regulates nursing homes -- have said it is inappropriate to prescribe antipsychotics for dementia patients.



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