A doctor who cares for underserved patients finds her efforts are often rendered useless by systemic barriers to care.
The bill gained momentum as the pandemic put a spotlight on health care disparities and workforce shortages.
This story was reported with the support of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism.
“There’s real hope that help is on the way,” health workforce researcher Edward Salsberg said.
At one of the busiest public hospitals in the nation, doctors are making a big push to better address the underlying forces shaping health.
One solution to allay the high numbers may be a pilot project the Los Angeles County Fire Department is trying out: a “health care on wheels.”
At LAC+USC Medical Center, primary care doctors now routinely ask patients about things such as food, housing and mental health, with teams of providers ready to connect them to services.
With patients in need of more than medicine, LA’s biggest safety net hospital overhauls primary care
Juan was homeless and struggling with alcoholism before a team of health care providers at LAC+USC were finally able to put him on a new path. It's part of a new approach to treating the whole patient at the county's largest hospital.
Whether it's screening for developmental problems or catching adverse childhood experiences early, some doctors want to make the pediatrician's office a one-stop shop.
One of the busiest free clinics in the state of North Carolina closed its doors in 2016. A reporter decided to find out what that meant for the health of the county's disproportionately poor residents.
