UCLA study suggests Partners for Children benefits patients, state

Children in the pilot Medi-Cal program spent less time in the hospital, their families' quality of life improved and their medical costs fell by 11%, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found.

For two months Stephanie Aldana's son complained of intense pain in his back and tremors in his legs. Doctors visits revealed nothing. She could do little but try to comfort 10-year-old Isaac as his feet swelled and his mobility deteriorated. Then Isaac lost sensation below his waist and an emergency MRI led to stark news: The fourth-grader had Ewing's sarcoma, a rare cancer that can attack the bones.

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