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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.

Childrens Health Coverage

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Report Ranks Calif. 41st for Kids' Well-Being, 23rd for Kids' Health

California ranks 41st among U.S. states for children's overall well-being and 23rd for children's overall health, according to a new report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation's "2012 Kids Count Data Book" and Children Now, the Ventura County Star reports.

According to the Star, 13% of U.S. children live in California.

The report examined various indicators of children's well-being from 2006 to 2010 (Gregory, Ventura County Star, 7/25).

Key Findings

The report found that more than half of California children live in households that spend at least 30% of their income on housing, leaving many families struggling to pay for health care, food and clothing.

The report also ranked California:

  • 45th for children's economic well-being;
  • 43rd for children's education; and
  • 42nd for family and community (Harrington, Contra Costa Times, 7/25).



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