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Health Care Reform

Hospitals Diagnose National Health Care Law
Central Valley Business Journal
Health-care Overhaul Will Improve Insurance Options for Part-time Workers
The Washington Post, June 29, 2010
Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act’s New Patient’s Bill of Rights
HealthReform.gov, June 22, 2010

Impact of the Recession

Hospitals Continue to Feel Lingering Effects of the Economic Recession
American Hospital Association, June 23, 2010
Medical jobs seem to survive recession
My Desert Sun, June 20, 2010
Hospital Collections Hit By Recession
Payers & Providers, April 15, 2010

ERs Under Stress

Health Overhaul May Mean Longer ER Waits, Crowding
Associated Press, July 2, 2010
County-USC's Emergency Room Deemed 'Dangerously Overcrowded'
Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2010
Emergency Rooms See Doubling Of Visits Related to Non-Medical Narcotic Use
HealthLeaders Media, June 17, 2010

Medi-Cal & Medicare Underfunding

California Facing Dearth of Physicians As Many Near Retirement, Report Finds
California Health Care Foundation, July 2010
Medi-Cal Rate Freeze Worries Health Care Providers
San Jose Business Journal, July 2, 2010
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PR Newswire, June 29, 2010

Seismic Compliance

Law Defers Hospitals’ Seismic Work
San Francisco Business Times, February 5, 2010
Pressure Builds for Easing of Hospital Seismic Deadline
San Francisco Business Times, November 6, 2009
California Hospitals Seek Relief from Seismic Safety Rules
Sacramento Bee, August 31, 2009

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California Facing Dearth of Physicians As Many Near Retirement, Report Finds
California Health Care Almanac, July 2010