As vast tracts of rain forest are cleared, Brazil has become the worldâs fourth-largest producer of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, after the United States, China and Indonesia, according to the most recent data from the U.S.-based World Resources Institute.
Medi-Cal offers free or low-cost health coverage for California residents who meet eligibility requirements. Most applicants who apply through Covered California and enroll in Medi-Cal will receive care through managed health plans.
We asked family practitioner Steven Davis, medical director of Torrance, Calif.-based HealthCare Partners, IPA, and physician Wayne Pan, chief medical officer of Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County, Calif. (SCCIPA), to tell us more about the role of IPA in todayâs ACO-minded world.