Barbara Anderson
Partner
In Valley, Affordable Care Act called a blessing or a nightmare
December 8, 2014The Affordable Care Act gets mixed reviews after its first year in the central San Joaquin Valley. Many consumers say it’s a blessing to have insurance for the first time.
Mental health team embedded in primary care
March 30, 2014The depression started after Maria Antunez was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Without warning, tears would fall and not stop.
Valley heart procedure rates among highest in California
September 6, 2011People who live between Fresno and Bakersfield are more likely to undergo procedures for clogged arteries than almost any other Californians, according to a new study.
Valley residents learn difficulties of living with diabetes
February 14, 2009Ramona G. Marquez, of Calwa, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, learned she had diabetes about 30 years ago. She worked as a telephone operator helping people place calls to Mexico. She had to stop working and go on disability.
She went to the doctor because "I was shaking all the time," she said.