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.

Health Care Reform

Friday, June 15, 2012

Lawmakers Question Business Group's Health Law Stance

On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) questioned whether the National Federation of Independent Business -- the main business group heading the legal challenge against the federal health reform law -- is acting on behalf of small businesses or "large corporate interests that do not speak for the American people." In a letter to NFIB President Dan Danner, Ellison and Grijalva noted that recent reports have found that small businesses are benefitting financially from the overhaul. The letter requested that NFIB disclose a list of its members and donors, as well as a $3.7 million grant from the conservative political action committee Crossroads GPS.



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