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California Clinic Screens Asylum Seekers For Honesty

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco July 10, 2018

As new federal policies make it harder to gain asylum in the U.S., foreign applicants try to improve their chances by having doctors evaluate their conditions — perhaps bolstering their stories of torture and violent persecution back home.

Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients

By Jordan Rau Photos by Heidi de Marco June 13, 2018

Nationally, one in five Medicare patients who leave the hospital for a nursing home end up back in the hospital. In California, one-fifth of the more than 1,200 nursing homes send at least 24 percent of their Medicare patients back to the hospital. To discourage this trend, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon give bonuses and penalties to facilities based on their rehospitalization rates.

When Is Insurance Not Really Insurance? When You Need Pricey Dental Care.

By David Tuller Photos by Heidi de Marco May 18, 2018

Even under a decent plan, you’ll have to dig deep in your pocket for crowns, bridges and implants. The mouth isn’t covered by insurance the same way as the rest of the body, and this division has deep roots in history and tradition.

Outsiders Swoop In Vowing To Rescue Rural Hospitals Short On Hope — And Money

By Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco June 6, 2018

The community of Surprise Valley, Calif., wrestled with the idea of selling its tiny, long-cherished hospital to a Denver entrepreneur who sees a big future in lab tests for faraway patients. Last summer, another exec had a similar idea but left town.

Father’s And Son’s Injuries Lead To The Mother Of All Therapy Bills

By Stephanie O'Neill Patison Photos by Heidi de Marco June 29, 2018

A father and son suffered serious hand injuries nine days apart. They both needed surgery and lots of follow-up occupational therapy to rehab their hands. But insurance paid for just a fraction of those OT bills, and the family owed more than $8,500.

Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong

By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune March 18, 2019

The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy mess. Inside a digital revolution that took a bad turn.

Barberos logran cortar el pelo… y la presión arterial de sus clientes

By Susan Abram Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2018

Un estudio en Los Angeles comprobó que los barberos pueden jugar un rol crítico, ayudando a sus clientes a bajar su presión arterial entre charlas de salón y cortes de estilo.

Black Men’s Blood Pressure Is Cut Along With Their Hair

By Susan Abram Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2018

A new study shows that educational sessions about high blood pressure at African American barbershops, coupled with prescribing and helping to manage medication, reduced hypertension rates significantly.

For Active Seniors, Cohousing Offers A Cozier Alternative To Downsizing

By Sharon Jayson Photos by Heidi de Marco November 8, 2017

Far from a commune or coop, these planned villages are no less about cooperation and community.

Health Care Revamp At The L.A. County Jails

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 1, 2018

The effort, overseen by the county’s health services department, aims to improve care for a population with high rates of chronic disease, mental illness and drug addiction.

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