The media has largely taken a pass on covering the dark side of Medicare Advantage plans, so people don't understand how the plans’ cost-sharing and provider networks really work.
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The media, the medical community, and academic drug experts all quickly questioned the FDA’s approval process — a rare occurrence.
COVID-19 outbreaks in local nursing homes have been one of the main drivers of Tulare County COVID-19 infections.
COVID-19 pandemic has had a deadly toll at residential care facilities for the elderly, and cases and deaths dropped dramatically after mass vaccinations
After months of isolation, residents start getting together again for meals and activities, including a symbolic tree planting.
County officials helped coordinate staffing resources and frequent testing for skilled nursing workers and residents.
The novel coronavirus has infiltrated two more nursing homes in Tulare County, propelling the county's largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases to date.
Forty people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Tulare County, health officials confirmed Thursday.
This story was produced by Joshua Yeager for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 California Fellowship.
A novel coronavirus outbreak in a rural Tulare County nursing home continues to worsen, leaving some families to wonder if their loved ones are getting the therapies they need to survive.