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.

Mental Health

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

County Saved $500K by Adopting Mental Health Law

A grand jury found that Laura's Law (AB 1421) -- which allows counties to provide court-mandated outpatient treatment to patients with severe mental health conditions who do not realize they require care -- saved Nevada County more than $500,000 by preventing emergency hospitalizations and jail time. So far, Nevada County is the only county in the state that has adopted the law.



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