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Racial disparities in study reveal the dangers of using formulas to ration care
Researchers detail yet another instance of a predictive formula that can disadvantage Black patients.
Shining a light on the precarious health of migrant children in federal custody
A new reporting project will seek to shed light on how children are being treated in what remains a secretive federal system.
USC Annenberg awards fellowships, health data reporting grants to 21 journalists
We are pleased and delighted to welcome 21 diverse journalists from around the nation next week to join the USC Center for Health Journalism 2021 Data Fellowship.
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Children are falling through the cracks of Texas' broken mental health system
The pandemic has increased strain on child welfare programs already plagued with problems.
Is Medicaid estate recovery deepening inequities in Minnesota?
Strain from the program may fall unevenly on people of color, who make up more than half of Medicaid recipients.
Medicare offers universal health insurance to seniors. Why would Manchin change that?
Why Medicare advocates worry deeply about any moves that erode the program’s universal reach among seniors.
COVID forced Bay Area families to make agonizing elder-care decisions. Is there a fix?
Four families share how the pandemic changed their care plans during an "emotionally horrifying" year.
In the shadow of refineries, a Southern California community endures a long history of pollution
The Los Angeles Times calls it “an island in a sea of petroleum,” but since I was 6 years old, I’ve just called it home.
Do Santa Barbara County residents have adequate access to mental health beds?
With only 16 acute care mental health beds in Santa Barbara County, residents are transported as far as San Diego to get access to life-or-death care.
San Francisco touted itself as a model city on COVID-19, overlooking a stark disparity
Two reporters dig beneath the feel-good stories that led SF health officials to pat themselves on the back.
Maine has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. What does that mean for its children?
The state's child welfare system is still recovering from funding cuts, compounding the crisis.
