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The California HealthCare Foundation is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California. By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, our goal is to ensure that all Californians can get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.

What’s New

As employee health premiums continue upward, a CHCF survey shows the percentage of California employers offering a high-deductible health plan more than doubled last year, jumping from 18% in 2007 to 38% in 2008.

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The California Center for Connected Health will coordinate strategy and planning for statewide telehealth adoption and use. Sandra Shewry will lead the multimillion-dollar effort to bring better health care to underserved areas.

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Press Release

Nurses prefer to work in hospitals where safety, quality, and their own job satisfaction are top priorities. This report examines how technology can improve both nurses' work environment and the level of care they provide.

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This overview of the uninsured in California provides data on likelihood of being uninsured by employer size and type, family income, eligibility for public programs, age, ethnicity, and citizenship.

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Research indicates that hospital performance and quality improvement are not likely to be affected by characteristics such as region, income, operating margin, teaching status, system size, ownership, or other attributes.

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News Digests

California Healthline

• Report Card: Health Care for California Kids Declined in 2008
  Jan 6, 2009
• Health Care Costs Up by Slowest Rate in Nine Years, New Study Finds
  Jan 6, 2009
• Suit Targets Democrats' Budget Plan That Aimed To Sidestep Republicans
  Jan 6, 2009

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iHealthBeat

• IBM CEO: Government Health IT Investment Will Create Jobs
  Jan 6, 2009
• Telemedicine Services Underutilized by Texas Physicians, Report Finds
  Jan 6, 2009
• Hawaii Health Plan Set To Launch Online Physician Service
  Jan 6, 2009

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Other CHCF Sites

• Rating Hospital Quality in California
• California’s Resource on Health Care Reform
• California’s Resource for Health-Related Ballot Measures
• California Nursing Home Search
• California Hospital Financial Performance Dashboard
• Small Business Guide to Health Insurance
• Online Enrollment for Public Health Insurance
• Health Care Leadership Program
• Chronic Disease Care Conference