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Californians impacted by medical debt, new UCLA study reports

  • Medical debt
  • February 7, 2012
According to a new report issued February 6 by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost insurance...
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Low income California seniors impacted by cuts in public funding

  • In-Home Supportive Services
  • December 8, 2011
According to a new study released December 8 by UCLA, older Californians with disabilities are struggling to remain at home as public programs for...
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California physicians protest 10% Medi-Cal cut

The California Medical Association (CMA) has announced that it will go to court again to block the latest cut to already miserly Medi-Cal...
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Medi-Cal cuts looming

States, including California, are implementing a variety of strategies to control rising Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) costs while also looking...
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Which Californians will benefit most from healthcare reform?

On May 10, 2011, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released two new policy briefs, which answer that question. Interestingly, the majority...
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Medi-Cal cuts planned for California

It is well-known that California is facing a severe budgetary shortfall. Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) accounts for between 20-30%...
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Medicaid-funded ADHD treatment for children is failing

  • attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • December 12, 2010
On December 9, 2010, UCLA researchers reported that the Medicaid-funded attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment for children is...
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Healthcare Reform Part 15: Without Public Option, Plan Worse Than Nothing

Most Democrats still insist that the “public option” is a make-or-break issue for the health care legislation. Included among those is...
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Health Care Reform Part 14--More Propaganda From the Insurance Industry

Once again, the health insurance industry is disseminating propaganda to oppose health care reform. Today's cost-analysis from America's Health...
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Health Care Reform Part 13--Baucus Plan = Health Insurance & Big Pharma Profit Enhancement Bill

The Baucus Bill has now been kicked to the curb by almost everyone who's heard anything about it. And rightly so. I'm going to kick it a little...
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