The number of patients with “unsalvageable” disease has ticked up. So too has the rate of amputations.
Health Insurance and Costs
"If everybody in this community were vaccinated, we would have one person in the ICU. One," Marian Regional pulmonologist Zacharia Reagle said.
If drug price negotiation fails, Democrats lose funding for much of their current health care plans.
Unhoused people are reversing overdoses and saving lives on the street, but these efforts aren’t showing up in official counts.
This story was written by SweSwe Aye while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2021 California Fellowship.
Her other stories include:
Part 1: Burmese American Community's Vaccination Efforts
Crowded homes creating the perfect environment for COVID-19 cases to spread like wildfire in Santa Maria, an epicenter for the virus in Santa Barbara County.
New research has some surprising findings that challenge old assumptions about Medicaid.
Over the past two years, at least 16 people at the Mendocino County jail have overdosed while in custody.
While hospitals often deflect blame to other sectors of health care, there’s no question they play an outsized role in rising costs.
"Nearly every disabled person I’ve talked with has their own stories of pain and discrimination," says radio producer Christopher Egusa. "The dismissal and invisibility are common experiences."