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Latest California Healthline Stories

Health Law’s Test Kitchen For Payment Reforms Could Offer Tool For GOP Ideas

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation was charged by the health law with exploring payment reforms that could cut health care costs and possibly improve quality. But its future is hinged to whether GOP lawmakers see value in its work.

Laughing Gas For Labor Pain? It’s Poised For A Comeback

Nitrous oxide for laboring women was popular in the U.S. until the mid-20th century when it went out of favor when birth became more medicalized. Now, midwives are putting it back on the “menu” of pain relief options for childbirth.