Bridging The Gap Between Medical And Mental Health Care
By Anna Gorman
Recognizing the strong link between psychiatric and physical illnesses, providers across the country are integrating primary care into mental health clinics with the help of federal funding.
A Dearth Of Hospital Beds For Patients In Psychiatric Crisis
By Jenny Gold
A California Assembly bill would require creating a mandatory registry for available psychiatric hospital beds, but the state hospital association calls it unworkable.
Hospitals Required To Keep Caregivers In The Loop
By Anna Gorman
California is one of several states to pass laws intended to involve caregivers in discussions when patients are hospitalized or discharged.
Surprise! Here’s Another Bill For That ‘Paramedic Response’
By Anna Gorman
California cities increasingly are billing patients for paramedic services that they say were not covered by insurers. One 85-year-old woman took on city hall.
Buying Supplemental Insurance Can Be Hard For Younger Medicare Beneficiaries
By Susan Jaffe
Congress left it to states to determine whether private Medigap plans are sold to the more than 9 million disabled people younger than 65 who qualify for Medicare. The result: rules vary across the country.
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California Voters Will Have Their Say On Drug Prices
By Anna Gorman
Heated battle expected over November ballot proposal to curb state’s prescription drug costs, as pharmaceutical industry opens its pocketbook to defeat the measure.
