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The Governor announced the launch of a new website

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - the Governor announced the launch of a new website, www.Healthcare.ca.gov, where Californians can learn about health care reform implementation in the state of California.

The site features information regarding the Governor’s Health Care Reform Task Force and priorities for implementation, timelines for the major changes contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and resources to help Californians with their health coverage options.

Health Reform Hits Main Street

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- Confused about how the new health reform law really works? This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" -- explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014

Medi-Cal Enrollment by County

California’s 58 counties manage and operate a variety of health and social welfare programs and are responsible for administering the Medi-Cal enrollment process in their area. Additionally, depending on their size, location and local conditions, counties may also operate County Hospitals, Primary Care Clinics and Medi-Cal managed care plans, often in a coordinated fashion to maximize revenue and efficiency.

Americans still not tolerant of the mentally ill

By Frederik Joelving –

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While more and more Americans regard mental illness as a disease rooted in the brain, that doesn't mean they are getting more tolerant of those who suffer from it.

That's according to a new report comparing national surveys from 1996 and 2006.

In recent decades, both the government and the medical community have tried to reduce the social stigma shrouding psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and depression -- in large part by stressing their biological underpinnings.

McKinley's apparent suicide casts light on athletes' risk of depression

By Jon Wertheim

Sports Illustrated -- It was before the famous tent stint in Australia, the various drug suspensions, the holistic medicine, the Toronto Argonauts and the Redemption. In the summer of 2003, Ricky Williams was passing through New York on a media tour and we ended up talking. Williams said a few words about his football career, but then, candid as ever, he took the conversation on a hairpin turn and began to talk about his battles with mental illness.