MLK Community Hospital, a crucial safety-net facility serving the South Los Angeles area, may run out of money to pay its bills as soon as next year, hospital leaders are warning.
Immigration reform and support for unpaid, overwhelmed family caregivers could help ease the shortage of home health workers as our older population grows.
Families can get Medicaid benefits for services that allow people to live at home, instead of in a medical facility, but thousands of Californians are now on the waitlist.