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.

Insurance and Uninsured

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Fate of Exchange Not Tied to Court Ruling, Official Says

Peter Lee -- executive director of the California Health Benefit Exchange -- said the exchange will significantly expand health insurance coverage in the state, even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the federal health reform law's individual mandate. Lee said the exchange "is going to have, we project, over two million people in it after a few years," which has "very little to do with the mandate." He said the exchange will aid residents because it is "a place where people can get subsidies for care, and can make informed choices."



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