
New Survey Finds Large Number of People Skipping Necessary Medical Care Because of Cost
Read the West Health/NORC survey on healthcare costs, coverage and policy
Read the West Health/NORC survey on healthcare costs, coverage and policy
West Health and The SCAN Foundation Launch “We Stand With Seniors…Will You?” Awareness and Education Campaign
Atul Gawande, Steve Forbes, Mark McClellan, Andy Slavitt and Sanjay Gupta join others to chart path forward on making healthcare more affordable WASHINGTON, DC – Feb. 12, 2018 – West Health, a family of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations focused on healthcare research, policy and philanthropy, has added business leader Steve Forbes, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD; Kaiser… Read more »
Calls on Congress to Prevent Automatic Cuts to Medicare Impacting All Seniors
Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit: “Taking Bold Action and Creating Accountability to Solve Our Nation’s Healthcare Costs Crisis”
SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2017 – Dedicated to enabling seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services, West Health has concerns about the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act unveiled last week by House Republicans. “While we believe tax reform is needed, both the… Read more »
Learn more about the Foundation’s $45,000 in research funding presented at California State University Institute for Palliative Care’s second national symposium
Initiative promoting innovation and shared learnings supported by $3 million grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation and Gary and Mary West Health Institute Sept. 13, 2017 — Four national medical societies and nine leading health systems announced today they have established a new national geriatric emergency department collaborative (GEDC) to help… Read more »
Why does healthcare cost so much? Why does the United States pay so much more for so much less than other developed countries? How does cutting benefits for those most vulnerable, including seniors and the poor, make sense for a country as successful and caring as ours? These are all questions that deserve answers, especially now.
Get to know West Health’s new Chief Administration and General Counsel, Bill Earley.