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Psiquiatra se queda cerca de casa, fiel a su promesa de la infancia

By Anna Gorman April 3, 2018

La doctora Yamanda Edwards es la única psiquiatra en el Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. Ella decidió ejercer en el vecindario en donde creció, que tiene una necesidad acuciante de servicios de salud mental.

Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Dispense Drugs To Treat Inmates’ Addictions

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 21, 2018

Rather than go cold turkey, inmates increasingly have the option to take medication to help beat addiction to opioids and other substances. But some warn these substitute drugs serve as another crutch — and a costly one at that.

California’s Tax On Millionaires Yields Big Benefits For People With Mental Illness, Study Finds

By Anna Gorman March 13, 2018

The research, focused on Los Angeles County, casts a positive light on a 2004 initiative that expanded mental health services statewide. A recent state audit, however, suggested hundreds of millions of dollars from the initiative were piling up, left unspent by counties.

Impuesto a los millonarios genera grandes beneficios para pacientes de salud mental

By Anna Gorman March 13, 2018

Un impuesto estatal a los ricos ha impulsado significativamente los programas de salud mental en el condado más grande de California, ayudando a reducir la falta de vivienda, el encarcelamiento y la hospitalización.

State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144,000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis C

By Siraphob Thanthong-Knight July 13, 2018

A survey of 49 states reveals that an estimated 144,000 inmates with hepatitis C, a curable but potentially fatal disease, can’t get the expensive drugs they need to cure it. California lawmakers allocated $106 million in the state’s new budget to treat more infected prisoners.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The ACA Heads Back To Court. Again.

March 1, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Sarah Kliff of Vox discuss the latest lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. They also explore how your health care system increasingly depends on the state you live in. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.

The State Of Marijuana Legalization

January 22, 2018

Use Of HIV-Prevention Drug Grows, But Lags Among Non-Whites

By Anna Gorman March 7, 2018

The pill, known as PrEP, can reduce the risk of contracting the virus that causes AIDS by 90 percent. Its use has expanded sharply in recent years — but primarily among a white demographic.

California Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Heavy Backlash On Prices

By Chad Terhune May 15, 2018

In a case with possible national repercussions, the state’s attorney general has sued over alleged price gouging, and other legal and legislative challenges are afoot. Sutter is pushing back hard, denying anticompetitive behavior.

Reducing Red Tape For Traveling Nurses

By Anna Gorman February 21, 2018

A multistate nursing agreement allows nurses to work in numerous states without the hassle and expense of obtaining licenses in each one. More than half of states have signed on to an upgraded version of the agreement — but not California.

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