SAN DIEGO, CA – Aug. 16, 2022 – West Health President Timothy A. Lash issued the following statement on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 signed into law today by President Joe Biden. This landmark legislation will help reduce the cost of prescription drugs, extend subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance premiums, combat climate change, and reduce the federal… Read more »
SAN DIEGO — Aug. 11, 2022 – San Diego has become the first county in the nation where every eligible hospital has earned geriatric emergency department (GED) accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), a major milestone that means older adults will now have access to specialized emergency care wherever they happen to… Read more »
New West Health-Gallup Poll Finds 38% of Americans Making Tradeoffs as Inflation Hits Non-Healthcare Expenses WASHINGTON, D.C. — Aug. 4, 2022 — Higher healthcare prices drove 38% of American adults – representing an estimated 98 million people – to either delay or skip treatment, cut back on driving, utilities, and food, or borrow money to… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – July 6, 2022 – West Health President Timothy A. Lash issued the following statement on news that Senate Democrats have reportedly agreed to advance prescription drug pricing reform and that legislative text has been submitted to the Senate parliamentarian. “West Health applauds Senate Democrats for advancing prescription drug pricing reform through a reconciliation package that… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – July 1, 2022 – West Health Chief Executive Officer Shelley Lyford issued the following statement on reports that Senate Democrats have reached agreement to move forward on a reconciliation bill that includes major provisions to lower prescription drug prices. “Reports that Senate Democrats will advance a reconciliation bill that includes landmark reforms to lower… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 9, 2022 – Shelley Lyford, CEO and chair of West Health, a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations dedicated to lowering health care costs to improve aging in America, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Aging (CCoA) by the Senate Rules Committee. The Commission is the principal advocacy body… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 18, 2022 – West Health Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Shelley Lyford, issued the following statement on the May revision of the 2022-2023 budget and its implications for aging in California. “Through a bold Master Plan for Aging, California has developed a 10-year blueprint to restructure and redefine how our state cares… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 13, 2022 – For only the second time in its near 80-year history, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has awarded 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… Read more »
NEW ORLEANS – April 13, 2022 – Shelley Lyford, Chair and CEO of West Health, a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations dedicated to lowering healthcare costs to improve aging in America, today received the American Society on Aging (ASA) Award, an honor given for outstanding contributions to aging-related research, administration, and advocacy. The ASA Award was… Read more »
High Prices, Low Value — Two New Composite Scores from West Health and Gallup Illustrate America’s Healthcare Cost Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mar. 31, 2022 — An estimated 112 million (44%) American adults are struggling to pay for healthcare, and more than double that number (93%) feel that what they do pay is not worth the… Read more »
