WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 3, 2021 — A new West Health/Gallup survey finds nearly all Democrats (97%) and the majority of Republicans (61%) support empowering the federal government to negotiate lower prices of brand-name prescription drugs covered by Medicare. Overall, 8 in 10 Americans prefer major government action to control prices over concerns… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA – June 2, 2021 — More than 80% of likely voters in Arizona, Delaware, New Jersey and West Virginia support legislation that empowers Medicare to negotiate lower prices directly with drug companies, according to new surveys conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization West Health and the polling and public affairs firm, Global… Read more »
May 21, 2021 The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor State of California Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: May Revision: Investments in the Master Plan for Aging Dear Governor Newsom, We, the undersigned individuals who served on the Master Plan for Aging’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee, as well as supporting philanthropic partners, would like to express our gratitude for… Read more »
Analysis of H.R. 3 estimates lower commercial market premiums and out-of-pocket costs WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20, 2021 – As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R…. Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 14, 2021 – Today, Shelley Lyford, President and CEO of the Gary and Mary West Foundation, issued the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision of the 2021-22 budget. The revision includes over $1 billion of new investments to support the implementation of key components of… Read more »
Black Workers 50% More Likely to Stay in Unwanted Jobs than White Workers WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 6, 2021 – One out of every six adult workers (16%) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new… Read more »
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open) Published: April 29, 2021 Authors: Maura Kennedy | Margaret Webb | Sarah Gartaganis | Ula Hwang | Kevin Biese | Amy Stuck | Adriane Lesser | Tammy Hshieh | Sharon K. Inouye Abstract Delirium is a common and deadly problem in the emergency department affecting… Read more »
This Change Package and Toolkit were created by Dr. Inouye and staff at the Marcus Institute of Aging Research and the Hospital Elder Life Program, with assistance from the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, as part of a research project to improve delirium recognition, prevention, and management in the ED setting and to pilot test the Change Package and Toolkit in three EDs.
Residents of likely competitive 2022 battleground states overwhelmingly support greater involvement by the federal government in lowering healthcare costs, according to a new poll from nonprofit and nonpartisan West Health and the Global Strategy Group.
The Gary and Mary West Foundation developed this playbook detailing best practices and learnings from launching San Diego County’s first senior-only vaccination clinic.
