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Meals On Wheels Wants To Be The ‘Eyes and Ears’ For Hospitals, Doctors

By Anna Gorman January 9, 2017

By checking up on the health and safety of meal recipients, volunteers for the nonprofit network can provide valuable information to medical providers and help ensure better care.

California’s Community Clinics, Big ACA Beneficiaries, Worry About Their Future

By Eryn Brown January 19, 2017

A flow of Medi-Cal expansion dollars — and patients — has fueled significant growth, making clinics in California one of the linchpins of primary care under Obamacare.

‘America’s Other Drug Problem’: Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 30, 2016

Older people are often given a huge number of medications, and many of them are unnecessary or even harmful.

Geriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 23, 2016

Overcrowding and chaos in traditional emergency rooms can harm seniors’ health. That’s prompting some hospitals to open ERs designed specifically for the elderly.

March of Dimes reporta un aumento en los nacimientos de bebés prematuros

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez November 1, 2016

Los nacimientos prematuros aumentaron de 9,57 a 9,63 por ciento en el 2015, lo que representa un adicional de 2.000 bebés nacidos de manera prematura en los Estados Unidos, según el informe.

Hidden Stroke Victims: The Young

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 24, 2016

The number of hospitalizations for stroke is rising quickly among young people, even as it drops across the U.S. population as a whole.

Elderly Hospital Patients Arrive Sick, Often Leave Disabled

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 9, 2016

Some hospitals try to avoid sharp declines in the health of elderly patients by treating them in special units geared to their specific needs.

Gaps In Care Persist During Transition From Hospital To Home

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco September 6, 2016

A partnership between San Diego County and four health systems seeks to bridge the longstanding gap between hospitals and social services.

California Braces For Medi-Cal’s Future Under Trump And The GOP

By Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone November 22, 2016

California officials jumped at the chance to cover millions more low-income people by expanding its Medicaid program. Now, health policymakers and advocates fear the Trump administration and a Republican-ruled Congress will roll back the state’s progress.

Enfermedades raras: farmacéuticas manipulan reglas de drogas huérfanas para crear monopolios de precios

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin January 17, 2017

Una investigación de Kaiser Health News analiza las acciones de compañias farmacéuticas para manipular los precios de medicamentos huérfanos, utilizados para tratar enfermedades raras.

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