3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (155+ words) Sharon Bull, center, said there are few affordable options for those looking for day programs for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. Toni Winter, right, is a member of a caregivers support group who said the loss of an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (112+ words) bakersfield.com Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages — for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable Four years ago, the state created an office to curb that trend Now, the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (116+ words) In December, locally based health-care nonprofit Clinica Sierra Vista paid Chevron U.S.A. Inc. $15.7 million for this two-story, 99,368-square-foot office building built in 2002 at 9525 Camino Media. Some four dozen people join in on a ribbon-cutting at Clinica Sierra Vista’s new Westpoint Community…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (801+ words) Carlos A. grew up in a family on Medicaid, which made healthcare an afterthought since the public insurance is free for low-income enrollees. But when he received a raise two years ago, he found himself earning too much to qualify for…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) Bakersfield.com State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, center, speaks at a news conference Feb. 24 in Sacramento to announce her introduction of Senate Bill 1373. Standing with her, from left, is state Sen. Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks; Robert Scrivner, son of former…...