"Health & Medical News"

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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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Statement by Mike Russo, Health Care Advocate and Staff Attorney for CALPIRG: 

“The current health care system doesn’t give Californians access to quality health insurance at a fair price.  Californians need comprehensive reform, and that’s why CALPIRG is committed to achieving it this year.”

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An addiction and mental-health parity bill has been vetoed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who cited concerns about the measure’s cost.

The bill, AB-423, would have barred insurers in California from enacting coverage limitations for addiction and mental illness that differ from those in force for general healthcare conditions.

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Statement by Mike Russo, Health Care Advocate and Staff Attorney for CALPIRG:  

 “We welcome Gov. Schwarzenegger’s announcement today that he has released the details of his health care reform proposal. Now all sides have put their cards on the table, and lawmakers can continue shaping the comprehensive health care reform California needs.  

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A mental-health and addiction parity bill has passed the California Senate and Assembly and is now on the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarznegger.

The bill, AB-423, was sponsored by Rep. Jim Beall, Jr. and would require health plans and insurers to cover behavioral-health problems on par with physical ailments. It was approved by the state Assembly in June and passed 27-12 in the Senate on Sept. 6.

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The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, intended to promote cultivation of marijuana’s close (but non-psychoactive) cousin as a major cash crop, has been passed by the state legislature and has been sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Oakland Tribune reported Sept. 24.

Schwarzenegger vetoed an earlier version of the hemp bill, which was then redrafted to address his stated concerns about the measure. The Hemp Industries Association and other backers say that hemp could become a multimillion-dollar business in California, noting its use in products as diverse as food and textiles.

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The state Senate and Assembly today approved AB 2911 (N??ez/Perata), legislation that will create a prescription drug discount program for more than five million Californians without health insurance or with extremely high medical costs.

“With today’s passage of AB 2911, California is one step closer to bringing affordable medicine to more than five million Californians and one signature away from creating the largest prescription drug discount program in the nation,” said Emily Clayton, CALPIRG’s Health Care Advocate. “This legislation will go a long way toward bringing affordable medicine within reach of millions more Californians.”

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