A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for senior citizens interested in receiving the coronavirus vaccine opened in San Marcos on Thursday, Feb. 11. Read the full article from CBS8.
A seniors-only vaccination site for COVID-19 opens Thursday in San Marcos. The Gary and Mary West PACE location will administer Moderna vaccines specifically to seniors 65 and older who have made appointments. Read the full article from KPBS.
When it comes to healthcare relative to other wealthy countries, the U.S. ranks No. 1 in only one area: cost. Shelley Lyford, president and CEO of West Health, and Tim Lash, chief strategy officer and executive vice president, join The Gallup Podcast with Mohamed Younis to discuss why Americans pay more for less quality healthcare,… Read more »
In this podcast, Tim Lash talks about the trends of drug pricing and how the price of drugs may contribute to medication nonadherence in the Medicare population. Additional Resource: New study predicts more than 1.1 million deaths among medicare recipients due to the inability to afford their medications. News release. West Health. November 19, 2020. Accessed… Read more »
In an exclusive interview for ideaXme, West Health CEO and President Shelley Lyford for Lyford discusses the lifesaving impacts of health-based philanthropy. She emphasizes the powerful steps that the West Health team is taking to improve accessibility and quality of care. and how the organization is deeply rooted in a passion for giving older Americans… Read more »
Although providing services to patients virtually can improve provider efficiency, it’s important to consider individual technological capabilities. By Kat Jercich | June 26, 2020 Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis… Read more »
On May 14, 2020, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (TECO-LA), together with Care Mission USA and the Taiwan Shihlin Electric and Engineering Corporation, hosted a ceremony where 20,000 surgical masks were donated to the Gary and Mary West PACE in San Diego, California. Ambassador Abraham Chu, Director-General of TECO-LA; Mr. Joe… Read more »
New York (May 8, 2020)—For only the second time in its near 80-year history, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will award one of its highest honors typically reserved for individuals to West Health, a family of nonprofit organizations dedicated to lowering healthcare costs to enable older adults to successfully age in place. West Health will… Read more »
West Health Chief Strategy Officer Tim Lash, comments on the high cost of healthcare in the age of COVID-19 on the nationally syndicated radio show InfoTrak.
Worries over medical bills would prevent 1 in 7 Americans from seeking treatment if they had possible symptoms of COVID-19, a new poll finds.
