Opinion: The Crisis Is Real. But the Manosphere Isn’t the Answer
There’s no denying it — many men are struggling. Wages are stagnant. Housing is unaffordable. Suicide and addiction rates are climbing. Loneliness is everywhere. The institutions that once gave men a...
View ArticleOpinion: Removing GLP-1s From Medi-Cal Will Lead to Higher Long-Term Costs
Obesity is still widely misunderstood. It is not a cosmetic issue or a failure of willpower. It is a chronic disease driven by biology, environment, genetics, stress, sleep medications and...
View ArticleOpinion: Kids Deserve Explanations About Cancer They Can Understand
Some children encounter cancer long before they take a biology class. A parent, grandparent, sibling, teacher or friend can be diagnosed, and suddenly kids hear unfamiliar words while also watching...
View ArticleOpinion: Keeping Nursing-Home Residents Safe Should Not Mean Taking Away...
For an older adult who has spent a lifetime making decisions about where to go, when to get up and how to live, entering a skilled nursing facility should not mean that every decision involving...
View ArticleOpinion: We Can’t Protect Californians from Heat If We Aren’t Counting Who’s...
Another summer of extreme heat is sending many Californians to hospitals and emergency rooms in growing numbers. Behind the numbers are people without access to cool places, workers laboring in unsafe...
View ArticleAnalysis: Rights for People With Disabilities Are Under Attack, But...
Two years ago, my son James was invited to speak at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. at an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. The 1999 Supreme Court case said...
View ArticleOpinion: Patients Need Better Care and Bigger Savings, but Consolidation...
Large hospital systems in California — and the rest of the country — have been buying up independent physician offices under the guise of streamlined care. In reality, these acquisitions drive up fees...
View ArticleOpinion: California Has a Solution to Fix Medi-Cal. Here’s the Missing Piece
Many doctors don’t see or don’t want to see Medi-Cal patients. It’s all about pay. In fact, the latest federal government adjustment reduced physician fees by 2.8 percent, exacerbating the problem....
View ArticleColumn: Despite Getting Heckled by Teens on E-Bikes, I Kept Riding. Here’s...
It strikes me that embarrassment is a huge barrier to participation in physical activity for aging people, and it’s not even the most substantial one. Other obstacles include lack of money or...
View ArticleOpinion: Big Tobacco Is Back. California Can’t Afford to Blink
I’ve spent my career protecting kids from Big Tobacco. But you don’t need to be an expert to understand that candy-flavored tobacco products were created to hook kids on nicotine. Unfortunately, this...
View ArticleColumn: What’s it Like to Travel for Medical Care? I Crossed the Border to...
Every year, an estimated 1 or more million patients venture from California to Mexico to obtain medical treatments and medicines, and a large contingent of these are aging people. Cost is the main...
View ArticleOpinion: California Measures Falls in Nursing Homes. It Still Doesn’t Measure...
California closely monitors whether nursing home residents fall. Regulators track incidents, facilities report them and safety policies revolve around preventing them. Yet a more fundamental question...
View ArticleMany Health Plans Cover Free Transportation to the Doctor. Here’s How to...
Gas prices have been surging — especially in California, where an average gallon of fuel is now just under $6. While everyone is feeling the pain, advocates urge older adults and people with...
View ArticleOpinion: How Becoming a Father Shaped My Work to End Domestic Violence
Like most parents, my wife and I want our daughter to be kind, happy and safe — but what does safety really mean? What kind of safety can we ensure in a society deeply rooted in sexism and patriarchal...
View ArticleAdvocates Try to Save Crucial Aging and Disability Programs on the Chopping...
As California lawmakers race to hash out what will get nixed and what will remain in the state’s strained 2026-27 budget before the constitutional June 15 deadline, aging and disability advocates are...
View ArticleOpinion: California Will Break Its Promise to Provide Health Care to All Kids...
When California committed to "Medi-Cal for All Children" a decade ago, it made a powerful promise to families from all backgrounds: No child will go without health care. It was a defining moment and a...
View ArticleFor Families Unhappy with Care Facilities, a Little-Known Right Can Help
Under California law, residential care and skilled nursing facilities must inform new residents and their families of the existence of a family council. And if a council doesn’t exist, relatives must...
View ArticleOpinion: California’s Rural Hospitals Are in Danger of Closing, But...
Every Californian should have access to quality health care, no matter where they live. But today, that promise is slipping out of reach in rural communities. Without decisive action to support the...
View ArticleOpinion: California Must Defend Medi-Cal as H.R. 1 Threatens Care for Millions
The budget that legislators must adopt by June 15 will set California on one of two courses: protecting the health coverage that millions rely on, or allowing federal cuts to decimate Medi-Cal, the...
View ArticleMentally Ill, Addicted and Left to the Streets: Two Moms Call Out a...
There are an estimated 11.5 million Americans (or nearly 5 percent of the population) living with a serious mental illness. Many families struggle to get care for their loved ones, describing an...
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