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UC Cancer Centers Join Forces To Fight One Of California’s Top Killers

By Anna Gorman September 12, 2017

Doctors and researchers at the five University of California centers will pool their expertise and resources to tackle an illness that kills 60,000 Californians each year and costs $14 billion in medical care and lost work days.

For Low-Income Drug Users, Medi-Cal Offers A Fresh Start

By Anna Gorman August 30, 2017

Under a five-year agreement with the federal government, California is using Medicaid dollars to expand drug treatment, including more inpatient care and a broader range of medications.

To Ensure The Doctor Is Always In, New Panel Tackles Health Worker Shortage

By Anna Gorman August 23, 2017

The California Future Health Workforce Commission will produce recommendations intended to meet the demand for medical professionals in a state with a growing and increasingly diverse population.

Con el fin de DACA, jóvenes inmigrantes temen por su salud

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Anna Gorman September 6, 2017

La polémica decisión de la administración Trump de eliminar el programa DACA hace más que poner a casi 800.000 “dreamers” bajo el miedo a la deportación. Amenaza el cuidado de salud de miles de adultos jóvenes.

Con visitas a domicilio ayudan a nuevos padres a criar hijos más saludables

By Anna Gorman August 21, 2017

A nivel nacional, un programa financiado por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA), envía trabajadores de salud a domicilio que aconsejan sobre crianza y paternidad.

Enriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid

By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman November 6, 2017

Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. But some insurance companies are reaping spectacular profits off the taxpayer-funded program in California, even when the state finds their patient care is subpar.

Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

By Anna Gorman August 9, 2017

A long history of racism and cruel experimentation in health care are among the reasons African-American families oppose donating patients’ brains for study.

How Medicaid Became A Go-To Funder For Schools

By Anna Gorman and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Photos by Heidi de Marco March 6, 2018

Begun as a health care safety net for children and low-income families, Medicaid increasingly underwrites a range of services in America’s public schools.

State-Led Effort Helps Improve Blood Pressure Control Among Low-Income Patients

By Anna Gorman August 1, 2017

Nine Medi-Cal health plans joined the state in a program that helped them stabilize blood pressure among their members — but most still fell short of a federal goal intended to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes.

Calif. Hits Nerve By Singling Out Cardiac Surgeons With Higher Patient Death Rates

By Anna Gorman July 14, 2017

The controversial practice — done by just a few other states — recently cast a spotlight on some prominent doctors. Supporters say it improves performance; detractors warn it discourages taking on complex cases.

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