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 Costs

Friday, August 03, 2012

Senators Criticize Handling of CMS Anti-Fraud Programs

In a letter sent to CMS on Tuesday, Senate Finance Committee members Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the agency has been slow to implement programs that address health care fraud and highlighted the agency's lack of transparency on the programs. They said that Medicare is losing an estimated $60 billion annually as a result of waste, fraud and abuse.



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