CMA Press Clips
Daily  reports on health care policy and medicine from newspapers and magazines throughout California and around the nation.

Report Cited by Obama on Hospitals Is Criticized
New York Times - 2/17/10 - For much of the past year, President Obama lavished praise on a few select hospitals like the Mayo Clinic for delivering high-quality care at low costs, but a pointed analysis published Wednesday in an influential medical journal suggests that the president’s praise may be unwarranted.

Community Health Centers Providing Return On Investment
Kaiser Health News - 2/17/10 - A hefty infusion of cash for community health centers in last year's federal stimulus package may be paying off.

Lame-duck Republican senator harbors hope of bipartisan deal with Obama on health care
Los Angeles Times - 2/18/10 - Unlike some of his lame-duck colleagues, Sen. Judd Gregg isn't disillusioned with Congress. Bipartisanship isn't dead, he says, and neither is health care reform.

Marijuana can be pain reliever, study finds
Sacramento Bee - 2/18/10 - Smoking pot can soothe tingling or burning pain – but you don't need to get high to find relief.

Best, worst California counties for healthy living ranked in study
Contra Costa Times - 2/17/10 - The healthiest place to reside in California is upscale Marin County.

HHS Warns of Double-Digit Increase in Health Premiums
Wall Street Journal - 2/18/10 - The Department of Health and Human Services took aim Thursday at health insurers for what it characterized as "massive increases" in insurance premiums, highlighting one company's 39% premium increase for an individual plan in California.