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05/03/2021

This week legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs will take center stage in multiple House Committees. As Congress considers reforms that would rein in ballooning prescription drug prices, our new video pulls back the curtain on some of the various tactics used by the pharmaceutical industry to game the system. Watch to learn how different types of patents and drug rebates are used, who benefits from them, how they affect prices, and the impact that these practices have on federal spending and human life. We call these deceptive tactics the .

This animation explains some of the various tactics used by the pharmaceutical industry to keep drug prices high and ward off competition. The video breaks d...

02/13/2021

12/20/2019

A must-read story in California Healthline explores the new Gary and Mary West PACE program intended to keep people 55+ who need nursing home levels of care at home for as long as possible and out of the hospital

The aptly named Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly provides services funded by Medicaid and Medicare that range from medical and mental health care to hot lunches, recreation, transporta…

12/10/2019

Hospital leaders from throughout the San Diego region made an unprecedented commitment this week to make their emergency departments more senior-friendly by pursing geriatric emergency certifications. Read more about this historic pledge in The San Diego Union-Tribune

Gary and Mary West Foundation, county commit $700,000 toward helping hospitals obtain certifications

11/12/2019

34 million Americans know a family member or friend who died in the last 5 years after being unable to afford treatment. Our new survey with Gallup finds that although Americans see the firsthand impact of high healthcare costs, they don’t believe politicians do enough to fix it. Click to read more about these and other key survey findings.

New West Health-Gallup survey finds Americans see firsthand the impact of high healthcare costs, and don’t believe political leaders are doing enough to fix it

10/29/2019

Older Americans deserve to age in place with dignity, and that’s exactly what programs funded by the Older Americans Act enable. Bravo to the House for standing up for seniors with the passing of HR 4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019

Bills that would reauthorize the Older Americans Act and improve improve education and training in geriatrics passed in the House of Representatives on Monday. They now move to the Senate for consideration.

10/10/2019

Excited to announce the grand opening of the new Gary and Mary West Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) center in North County San Diego to help seniors successfully age in place. Learn more at westpace.org

10/04/2019

The County of San Diego adopts a new regional Aging Roadmap to meet the needs of area seniors and help them age in place. West Health Institute is pleased to support the plan to ensure a majority of emergency departments are accredited as Geriatric EDs

The plan outlines priorities for bolstering services for aging adults, pursuing geriatric emergency department accreditation for all hospitals

08/30/2019

The threat of displacement and loss of community and routine can take a mental/physical toll on seniors, who are perhaps the most vulnerable to California’s rising rents and evictions of any age group

The threat of displacement and loss of community takes a mental and physical toll on senior renters.

08/12/2019

This is what it has come to... seniors—and all Americans—feel completely helpless and hopeless in the face of sky-high medical costs. This is such a travesty

The Washington state couple left behind notes revealing that they could not afford their healthcare expenses.