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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.

Public Health

Thursday, June 28, 2012

CDC Pilot Program Aims To Improve Access to HIV Testing

On Tuesday, CDC announced a two-year pilot project under which several U.S. pharmacy chains will offer no-cost, rapid HIV tests in a limited number of locations as part of an effort to make the tests more convenient and accessible. Pharmacists will be instructed to refer customers who test positive to a local health care provider for a blood test to confirm the results, as well as for treatment and counseling.



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