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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.

Long-Term Care

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Humboldt County Senior Group Nabs Settlement Funds

The Area 1 Agency on Aging in Humboldt County will receive $198,078 under a 2010 settlement in a class-action lawsuit against nursing home chain Skilled Healthcare for allegedly failing to provide sufficient staffing levels for patients at 22 facilities, including five in Humboldt County. A1AA Programs Director Todd Metcalf said the funds would help expand the agency's Caregiver Training sessions, Senior Information and Assistance counseling, and Volunteer Driver transportation assistance initiative and benefit other programs.



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