Investigation exposes police inaction in face of abuse allegations at Calif....
In recent weeks, California Watch’s long-running focus on abuse of the developmentally disabled at state-run institutions has coalesced into a broad indictment of the flawed oversight and enforcement...
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New models of caring for frail elderly needed, expert says
Older Americans can live in comfortable health, without needless treatment – and we can save money in the process, but only if we change the way we think and talk about the issue, according to Joanne...
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Clearing up confusion about those enrolled in both Medicare, Medicaid
Dual eligibles are low-income elderly or disabled people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. The distinctions are sometimes bewildering. It’s easy to confuse which program pays for what, what each...
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People with disabilities face barriers to get dental treatment
Photo by Royal Navy Media Archive via Flickr We’ve read about the difficulties of getting dental care to patients in nursing homes and other institutions. People living with disabilities in the...
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Personal story illustrates multiple barriers to health care, need for navigators
Image by FutUndBeidl via Flickr Elizabeth Piatt begins the narrative of her reluctant journey into the Medicaid dental care system this way: “In the spring of 2010 a terribly infected tooth forced my...
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Sociologist offers insights on health navigators, finding wider lessons in...
Elizabeth Piatt Trying to help her sister Veronika, who is disabled, with a dental emergency, Elizabeth Piatt found herself negotiating a labyrinth of personal feelings and Medicaid paperwork. The job...
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Finding fresh ways to report on Medicaid, changes in health care system
Photo: Phil GalewitzA recent AHCJ chapter meeting featured discussion of Medicaid and story ideas for reporters to pursue. Facing the camera, from left to right, are Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Joan...
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Rule changes affect dental care for Californians with disabilities
Photo: Heidi de Marco/KHNDental hygienist Gita Aminloo (left) and assistant Shirin Tavakolinia clean Devon Rising’s teeth. Rising, 42, who is mentally disabled and blind, can’t easily get to a...
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NY program highlights challenge of providing dental care to patients with...
Photo: Phil King via Flickr Reporter Richard Liebson recently recounted the story of an aging, 35-foot Winnebago that trundles through New York’s Hudson Valley to deliver dental care to intellectually...
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Reporter follows dental hygienists’ battle to treat vulnerable patients
Ana B. Ibarra Sacramento-based California Healthline reporter Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by independent practice dental hygienists who contend that actions by the state of...
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