University Program Helps Connect Pharmacy Students With Seniors Who Need Help With Medicare Enrollment
In the past 11 years, the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has helped more than 6,600 beneficiaries save almost $7 million on their out-of-pocket drug costs.
Capital Public Radio:
University Of The Pacific Helps Medicare Users Save On Drug Costs
The Medicare open enrollment period for ends on December 7. That’s the last chance for people who want to reevaluate their health care and prescription drug coverage. University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has held clinics to help patients pick the right Medicare Part D drug plan. (Ruyak, 11/28)
In more news from around California —
San Francisco Chronicle:
Return Possible For Oakland Nurse Whose Deportation Split Family
A woman whose case drew national attention last year when immigration officials tore her from her children and her job as a nurse in Oakland and deported her to Mexico has a chance to beat the odds and return to the Bay Area, thanks to a lottery drawing and a recommendation from a U.S. consular officer. The final decision, though, is in the hands of a Trump administration immigration agency. (Egelko, 11/28)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Sharp Healthcare Hires St. Louis Executive To Be Its New CEO
Eight months after it started looking for its next leader, Sharp HealthCare’s board of directors voted Wednesday to hire an executive from St. Louis to replace retiring chief executive Mike Murphy.The board last named a CEO in 1996, when it chose Murphy to run what has become the region’s largest health care system with four full-service hospitals, three specialty hospitals, 18,000 employees and revenue that has grown from less than $800 million to more than $3.4 billion. (Sisson, 11/28)