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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.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Gov't Reform Group Submits Signatures for Ballot Measure

On Monday, the California Forward Action Fund announced that it has submitted more than 1.2 million voter signatures to place on the November ballot a constitutional amendment requiring the state to adopt a two-year, performance-based budget cycle. The proposal also includes legislative transparency measures and a new process for local governments to opt out of state rules. More than 50 groups last week signed a letter warning that they will form an opposition campaign if the proposal makes it onto the ballot. Sacramento Bee's "Capitol Alert."



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