Heidi de Marco
Photojournalist and Health Reporter at KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA)
Photojournalist and Health Reporter at NPR
Photojournalist and Health Reporter at PBS
Photojournalist | Health Reporter @KPBSnews | San Diego's NPR and PBS Station | Instagram: https://t.co/tkFTvHPRHl
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1 week ago |
kpbs.org | Heidi de Marco
A bill moving through the California legislature aims to reduce medical debt by requiring hospitals to determine whether patients qualify for financial assistance before they leave the hospital. Assembly Bill 1312, introduced earlier this year, would standardize and streamline the process for screening low-income patients—particularly those without insurance or enrolled in Medi-Cal—for hospital financial aid programs.
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1 week ago |
kpbs.org | Heidi de Marco
A pioneering COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program that helped make San Diego a national leader in early virus detection has paused operations. The San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Health (SEARCH) program — a collaboration between UC San Diego, Scripps Research, and Rady Children’s Hospital — officially stopped collecting and analyzing wastewater samples last week after county funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ended.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Heidi de Marco
More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, San Diegans like Jason Rissman are still fighting to recover — not just physically, but in a health care system that often fails to support them. Rissman, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, contracted COVID-19 in December 2020 before vaccines were available. He spent 70 days in a coma. “I text my wife, I said, ‘I’ve gotta go to sleep, for a while. I love you. I’ll talk to you when I wake up,’” Rissman recalled.
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3 weeks ago |
miamiherald.com | Heidi de Marco
Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain clinic companies in the Southeast was sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted in a $4 million illegal kickback scheme. But after just four months behind bars, John Estin Davis walked free. President Donald Trump commuted Davis' sentence in the last days of his first term. In a statement explaining the decision, the White House said that "no one suffered financially" from Davis' crime.
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3 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Heidi de Marco
The Kaiser mental health worker strike has now entered its 25th week. A new report from the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) reveals that Kaiser Permanente has not yet corrected 19 of 20 mental health care violations from 2022, despite a record $200 million penalty. The report highlights Kaiser’s failure to provide therapy appointments within legally required timeframes, leaving some patients in limbo.
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Harvey and Marion Yurow depend on a local senior ride-share program to get to medical appointments. But the program is struggling to recruit volunteer drivers. My latest for @KPBS - https://t.co/Zy9Hve6RUX via @YouTube
For Susan Castro, Ralph, a scruffy 6-year-old Norfolk Terrier, is more than just a pet. He's a steadfast friend, a source of comfort and a guardian. Data shows homeless women are at an increased risk of violence and harassment. My latest for @kpbs: https://t.co/IoZZYhTCGm
For my latest feature for @KPBS, I spent time with a team of San Diego County public health nurses and @calfiresandiego firefighters as they drove through dusty unpaved roads to support residents in the county's most rural areas - https://t.co/nT8L5BtDQb
