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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.

Hospitals

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Hospital Pays $975K To Settle Language Discrimination Suit

The Delano Regional Medical Center has agreed to pay $975,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of Filipino nurses who claimed they were mocked for their accents and forced to speak "English only." Hospital officials denied any wrongdoing and said they settled the lawsuit because it made financial sense. The settlement is believed to be the largest language discrimination settlement in the U.S. health care industry.



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