Updated July 24, 2019
May 28, 2019 • Hustling Hope: Diabetes clinic founder headed to prison for attempted bribery
https://bit.ly/2YvAiKg
April 5, 2019 • Sharp apologizes, dozens more women join legal action over hospital’s covert video sting
https://bit.ly/2KauTSA
April 2, 2019 • Dozens of women sue Sharp Grossmont for secretly videotaping their surgeries
https://bit.ly/2YHfMDw
June 19, 2018 • PBS NewsHour •
Hustling Hope: Questionable diabetes treatment that raised hopes now at the center of criminal charges
https://to.pbs.org/2t9BK3U
May 25, 2018 • KPBS TV and radio • Slide to 6:20
Hustling Hope: San Diego woman says controversial diabetes treatment endangered her health
https://bit.ly/2xurnMu
May 25, 2018 • Hustling Hope: San Diego woman says controversial diabetes treatment endangered her health
https://bit.ly/2J3mr5V
May 3, 2018 • Hustling Hope: Big name in medicine touted Trina diabetes treatment before founder’s indictment
https://wp.me/p6tuYl-7xi
April 27, 2018 • KPBS Roundtable Slide to 17 minutes
Hustling Hope: Montana couple sinks life savings into ‘miracle’ diabetes treatment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osj-kBAW-kI
April 26, 2018 • Hustling Hope: Montana couple sinks life savings into ‘miracle’ diabetes treatment
https://bit.ly/2JFguZQ
April 11, 2018 • KPBS TV and radio • Slide to 18:37
Hustling Hope: San Diego doctor runs controversial diabetes clinic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZW4LzGa0e8
April 11, 2018 • inewsource •
Hustling Hope: San Diego doctor runs controversial diabetes clinic
https://bit.ly/2qEtAhQ
April 7, 2018 • inewsource •
Hustling Hope: Doctors debunk diabetes treatment as fraud charges hit clinic executive
https://bit.ly/2H9v4rx
Oct. 2, 2017 • inewsource •
National experts and state lawmaker react to diabetes amputation increase
http://bit.ly/2hKPqj2
Sept. 20, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Diabetes-related amputations up significantly in California — and San Diego
http://bit.ly/2hp4hMe
Sept. 20, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
How we crunched the data
http://bit.ly/2fq6Pg8
Sept. 20, 2017 • KPBS TV 7:39 minutes •
Diabetes-related amputations up significantly in California — and San Diego
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELkKA3D-22U
Sept. 21, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Diabetes-related amputations up significantly in California — and San Diego
http://bit.ly/2hp4hMe
August 1, 2017 • KPBS TV at 9:34 •
Doctors debate danger of popular diabetes drug after FDA amputation warning
http://bit.ly/2iNTzCW
August 31, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Doctors debate danger of popular diabetes drug after FDA amputation warning
http://bit.ly/2gvNdYg
August 17, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
New Medicare website measures quality of hospice care
http://bit.ly/2wh6B1A
August 11, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
California’s ambitious single payer plan isn’t dead — yet
http://bit.ly/2fq3I7t
July 17, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Medicare boosts incentives to promote weight loss, prevent diabetes
http://bit.ly/2u981aL
July 6, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Should psychiatrists be allowed to publicly analyze Donald Trump’s sanity?
http://bit.ly/2tU513M
July 5, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Spending on diabetes drugs is ‘skyrocketing’
http://bit.ly/2tJmGZ
June 29, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Medicare to pay $450 to help seniors lose weight, avoid diabetes
http://bit.ly/2u2UbWT
June 19, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Fewer kids injured on bikes, while more senior cyclists suffer severe injuries
http://bit.ly/2sKvp0h
April 17, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Babies on drugs: Another sad chapter in the opioid saga
http://bit.ly/2pvuL1F
March 22, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
For many of the 468,000 people on kidney dialysis, star ratings show improved care
http://bit.ly/2ni69dY
March 22, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Living with Dialysis
http://bit.ly/2nJ3ye3
March 22, 2017 • KPBS TV Evening News
Star ratings for dialysis centers • Slide to 13.19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2dkt2O9JDE
March 20, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Harris pleads for Medi-Cal kids, but critics decry a welfare state
http://bit.ly/2nJliWu
March 20, 2017 • KPBS TV Evening News
Kamala Harris • Slide to 8 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_SjRj4Oyo
Feb. 28, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Doctor who helped shape Obamacare warns of drop in quality of care if law is scrapped
http://bit.ly/2m2LBpD
Feb. 28, 2017 • KPBS radio •
Doctor who helped shape Obamacare warns of drop in quality of care if law is scrapped
https://soundcloud.com/inewsource/doctor-who-helped-shape-obamacare-warns-of-drop-in-quality-of-care-if-law-is-scrapped
Feb. 28, 2017 • KPBS TV Evening News • Slide to 5:40 •
Doctor who helped shape Obamacare warns of drop in quality of care if law is scrapped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC9LVezlBcM
March 1, 2017 • KPBS Midday Edition radio •
Doctor who helped shape Obamacare warns of drop in quality of care if law is scrapped
https://soundcloud.com/inewsource/170301-trump-aca-midday
Feb. 17, 2017 • inewsource and KPBS web •
Without Obamacare Or A Replacement, 370,000 In San Diego County Could Lose Insurance
http://bit.ly/2lYpfWI
Feb. 17, 2017 • KPBS radio •
Without Obamacare Or A Replacement, 370,000 In San Diego County Could Lose Insurance
https://soundcloud.com/inewsource/20170217-cc-aca
Feb. 16, 2017 • CBS Channel 8 San Diego – ACA repeal story; Aired at 11 p.m.
Without Obamacare or a replacement, 370,000 in San Diego County could lose insurance
http://bit.ly/2mjRlfD
Feb. 16, 2017 • KPBS TV ACA repeal
Aired at 5 and 6:30 p.m. – Slide to 1:58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GVCNQm5Opo
Feb. 6, 2017 • KPBS Radio Hip fracture story; Midday Edition with Maureen Cavanaugh
https://soundcloud.com/inewsource/170206-hipfractures-cherlyclark-midday
Feb. 6, 2017 • KPBS TV Hip fracture story – Slide to 7:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrc8nOM8Jg
Feb. 6, 2017 • Two San Diego hospitals among worst for deaths of hip fracture patients
http://bit.ly/2kKv4pB
Feb. 2, 2017 • Physician’s lawsuit says Sharp Grossmont endangered patients, reinstalled secret video cameras
http://bit.ly/2lqOzBc
Jan. 2, 2017 • For one in three San Diegans, finding a doctor is an ordeal
http://bit.ly/2iA0Q3Y
Jan. 2, 2017 • How one community clinic struggles with Medi-Cal doctor shortage
http://bit.ly/2jsPVNB
Jan. 2, 2017 • KPBS Radio Medi-Cal story
Jan. 2, 2017 • KPBS TV Medi-Cal story – Slide to 4:45
Dec. 16, 2016 • San Diego doctors join criticism of Trump’s health agency choice
http://bit.ly/2hQt0sG
Nov. 28, 2016 • Medicare measures psych hospitals’ quality: A bed shortage taxes the system
http://bit.ly/2i6Mrk3
Nov. 23, 2016 • Discrimination couldn’t deter Dr. Richard Butcher, and southeastern San Diego health care reaped benefits
http://bit.ly/2gasCq5
Here’s the KPBS TV segment (Slide to 15.03)
Nov. 23, 2016 • Discrimination couldn’t deter Dr. Richard Butcher, and southeastern San Diego health care reaped benefits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jd8jbw5J8
Here’s the KPBS radio segment
Nov. 23, 2016 • Discrimination couldn’t deter Dr. Richard Butcher, and southeastern San Diego health care reaped benefits
https://soundcloud.com/inewsource/20161123-cc-butcher
Nov. 10, 2016 • New cancer model saves money, keeps chemotherapy patients out of the hospital
https:vimeo.com/190909382
Nov. 10, 2016 • New cancer model saves money, keeps chemotherapy patients out of the hospital
http://bit.ly/2fJOHtj
Nov. 10, 2016 • New cancer model saves money, keeps chemotherapy patients out of the hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ2IzZ11R5A
Oct. 6, 2016 • When doctors and the DMV decide it’s time for you to stop driving
http://bit.ly/2fwYFBQ
Oct. 6, 2016 • Does San Diego County have enough patients for its new hospital beds?
http://bit.ly/2ekZkEY
Sept. 20, 2016 • Medical Board drops drug charges against doctor in Sharp video sting
http://bit.ly/2cL99I3
Sept. 12, 2016 • Cancer surgery volumes at San Diego hospitals may warn of complication
http://bit.ly/2cG94Xy
Aug. 8, 2016 • Medicare’s stars now show best and worst hospitals based on patient mortality, safety
http://bit.ly/2aM2dw3
July 21, 2016 • When hospitals post doctor ratings, who benefits?
http://bit.ly/29PKD7s
June 29, 2016 • Many San Diego hospitals don’t restrict drug industry payments to doctors
http://bit.ly/29oNi8n
June 29, 2016
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment. Scroll to 5:15.
June 29, 2016
Here’s the KPBS radio segment
June 10, 2016 • Privacy concerns halt UCSD’s posting of patients’ physician critiques
http://bit.ly/1UqF0M2
June 3, 2016 • Hidden cameras to catch a thief might nab a PR disaster
https://bit.ly/2ODYF0I
May 30, 2016 • AIDS remains a stubborn foe in San Diego County
http://bit.ly/20Rk3Oy
May 30, 2016
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment. Scroll to 11:30.
May 19, 2016 • Sharp hospital apologizes for privacy breach as video sting provokes backlash
http://bit.ly/1WF8vzr
May 19, 2016
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment. Scroll to 7:07
May 19, 2016
My Morning, Midday and Evening edition radio talking about Sharp Grossmont’s apology.
May 5, 2016 • Sharp Grossmont drug surveillance captured videos of female patients undergoing surgery
http://goo.gl/AwvPxZ
May 5, 2016
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment. Scroll to 5.35. I explain the story about the missing drugs, the doctor and videosurveillance of women undergoing surgery.
May 5, 2016
My Morning, Midday and Evening edition radio talking about video surveillance of women undergoing surgery.
April 28, 2016 • What’s behind San Diego County’s alarmingly high C-section rates?
http://goo.gl/kmgJAf
April 28, 2016
Here’s KPBS Morning, Midday and Evening radio spot with me talking about C-sections
April 28, 2016
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment.
Scroll to 11.37. I explain why San Diego County has such high C-section rates relative to other counties in this state.
April 14, 2016 • Surgery center quality will soon be open to public scrutiny
http://goo.gl/jOShCZ
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening segment with me — scroll to 14:40 — explaining how the public and providers will soon be able to compare 12 measures of quality for thousands of ambulatory surgical centers across the country. These centers are increasingly performing more complicated procedures, surgeries that used to be performed only in a hospital setting, on Medicare beneficiaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFdTevhsGbo
Me on KPBS Morning and Midday Edition
Here’s KPBS TV’s Evening News segment with me — scroll to 12.46 — explaining the Leapfrog Group’s latest report reveals individual infection rates by “bricks and mortar” hospital facilities. About 40 hospital systems with multiple hospitals in California, hundreds in the nation, and two in San Diego County have aggregated their rates.
video.kpbs.org/video/2365698658/
March 22, 2016 • Report reveals infection rates for individual San Diego hospitals
http://bit.ly/1WJNIYs
Here’s KPBS radio’s Midday edition segment with me explaining why San Diego docs and docs in 14 other urbanized California counties have been paid “cow-town” rates for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, and how it’s finally getting fixed Jan. 1, 2017:
March 8, 2016 • San Diego doctors win long campaign for higher Medicare pay
http://bit.ly/1Rybi64
Feb. 18, 2016 • Study: Care For San Diego’s Dying Patients Needs To Improve
http://bit.ly/1PPESpC
Feb. 18, 2016 • Study: Care For San Diego’s Dying Patients Needs To Improve. TV appearance at 14.57
http://bit.ly/1ovGeN9
Oct. 12, 2015 • New federal data reveals more about emergency room waits
http://bit.ly/1MhJyUY
Sept. 29, 2015 • Health experts debate masks’ value in flu prevention
http://bit.ly/1iRf4NV
Sept. 28, 2015 • Flu triggers ‘vaccinate or mask’ rules at hospitals
http://bit.ly/1KQJ5H7
Aug 18, 2015 • Hospitals, Medical Groups Start To Worry About Skills Of Older Doctors
http://bit.ly/1MwnchL
Aug 18, 2015 • KPBS Evening Edition • Slide to 14:27 to 20 minutes
Hospitals, Medical Groups Start To Worry About Skills Of Older Doctors
https://bit.ly/2smyvoJ