Thousands of low-income patients cannot survive without MLK Hospital. The South L.A. hospital cannot survive on what it is paid by public insurance.
Where mental health information and access to care is scarce, coaches may be a trusted resource for children and teens.
A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.
A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.