Latino Youth In California See Significant Rise In Psychiatric Hospitalizations Jocelyn Wiener February 19, 2016 Some experts say the 86 percent increase in psychiatric hospitalizations since 2007 means preventive care is seriously lacking; others believe reduced stigma has led more kids to accept help.
The Agonizing Limbo Of Abandoned Nursing Home Residents By Anna Gorman February 22, 2016 Even when the state orders nursing homes to readmit residents who have been in the hospital, its orders have no teeth.
Sacan a más consumidoras de Covered California sin aviso By Emily Bazar April 20, 2016 Cerca de 2.000 mujeres embarazadas se unen a las filas de consumidores cuyos planes de salud han sido automáticamente, y a veces misteriosamente, cancelados.
Medi-Cal AIDS Program Is Underfunded, Advocates Say By Anna Gorman April 25, 2016 Medi-Cal program provides vital services to HIV and AIDS patients, but providers say it doesn’t pay enough to allow them to serve everyone who needs it.
Saving Amanda: One Family’s Struggle To Deal With A Daughter’s Mental Illness By Jenny Gold March 11, 2016 It took eight years for Amanda Lipp to get adequate care for her mental illness. Now, she and her mom, Pam, are sharing their story to fight stigma around mental illness so others don’t have to go it alone.
R2D2’s Next Assignment: Hospital Orderly By Jenny Gold March 1, 2016 A gleaming new hospital in San Francisco has a fleet of robots dropping off meals, picking up trash and saving some money in a very 21st century way.
El programa de Sida del Medi-Cal está subfinanciado, dicen defensores By Anna Gorman April 28, 2016 Un programa del Medi-Cal para pacientes con VIH/Sida está tan subfinanciado que no puede proveer servicio a todas las personas que necesitan ayuda, dicen defensores.
More Customers Dumped From Covered California Without Notice By Emily Bazar April 18, 2016 Nearly 2,000 pregnant women join the ranks of Covered California customers whose health plans have been automatically — and sometimes mysteriously — canceled.
Needle Exchanges Can Now Get Federal Funding By Anna Gorman February 16, 2016 Proponents hail the change in policy but say it doesn’t go far enough because federal dollars cannot be used to buy syringes.
UCLA Freshmen Learn About Growing Old By Anna Gorman March 3, 2016 A UCLA course on aging teaches students about the physical, emotional and financial realities of growing old. Professors hope they will consider careers that serve the elderly.
