New Report Outlines Common Sense Approaches to Solving America’s Healthcare Cost Crisis WASHINGTON, DC and SAN DIEGO, CA – Feb. 6, 2020 – Empowering Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices, accelerating the adoption of value-based care, using philanthropy as a catalyst for reform and expanding senior-specific models of care are among recommendations for reducing healthcare… Read more »
Dr. Vaishal Tolia, medical director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Health provided an overview of the Gary and Mary West Emergency Care Unit (SECU) for seniors at the La Jolla Community Center’s recent Distinguished Speaker Series on Dec. 10.
Like climate change, the aging of America demands a serious rethinking of the way we live.
Read the feature about the new center helping keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals in KHN’s California Healthline
Proposed changes to the Medicare Part D benefit design have significant financial implications for all Part D stakeholders, including the federal government, Part D beneficiaries, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
New actuarial analysis released by the West Health Policy Center quantifies the financial impact of Medicare Part D policy proposals
This guide was written to support organizations that want to more efficiently deliver home-based care to seniors.
Read the statement from President and CEO Shelley Lyford here.
Gary and Mary West Foundation, county commit $700,000 toward helping hospitals obtain certifications
West Health and County of San Diego contribute $700,000 to support accreditation of emergency departments as senior-friendly throughout the county
