West Health Institute Applauds House Passage of the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019
Read the statement from President and CEO Shelley Lyford here.
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Region’s hospitals vow to improve emergency care for seniors
Gary and Mary West Foundation, county commit $700,000 toward helping hospitals obtain certifications
San Diego Senior Emergency Care Initiative Launches with All Major Health Systems in Region Committing to Pursue Senior-Friendly Emergency Department Accreditation
West Health and County of San Diego contribute $700,000 to support accreditation of emergency departments as senior-friendly throughout the county
Protected: Data Science 2
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Customized Algorithms and Visualizations
Beyond providing secure platforms for computation and prepackaged environments, West Health Data Science builds customized algorithms and visualizations to enable deep data exploration. West Health Data Science uses primarily open-source software and is a respected contributor to the open-source data science community.
New Analysis Finds Large Drugmakers Could Lose $1 Trillion in Sales and Still Be the Most Profitable Industry
Read a new analysis by researchers at West Health Policy Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
How Much Can Pharma Lose?
An analysis of publicly reported financial data by researchers at West Health Policy Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that large, brand-name drug manufacturers would still be the most profitable industry sector even with $1 trillion in lower sales, all while maintaining current research investments.
34 Million Americans Know of Family Member or Friend Who Died in the Last 5 Years After Being Unable to Afford Treatment
New West Health-Gallup survey finds Americans see firsthand the impact of high healthcare costs, and don’t believe political leaders are doing enough to fix it
