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<p>California has been in the forefront of the move to implement the Obama Administration's new health care reform legislation. But the state is also in the midst of a terrible budget crisis, and is trying to cut already low Medicaid rates even lower. &nbsp;"If this is supposed to be the bellwether state for health reform," asks Noam Levey, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, "what does it say for everyone else?"</p>

<p>Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter Charles Ornstein of ProPublica offers tips on finding just the right patient anecdotes to transform your reporting into compelling stories, and how to avoid embarrassing mistakes.</p>

<p>A blockbuster drug's approval revoked, rising STD rates, and a politician's surprising views on asthma, plus more from our Daily Briefing. <strong></strong></p>

<p>Michael J. Berens,investigative reporter at <em>The Seattle Times</em>, spent 20 months working on the "Seniors for Sale" series. Even if you don't have that kind of time, you can still do investigative work in small pieces, he told this year's California Health Journalism Fellows.</p>

<p>Take part in improving the quality of health care for people over 50 as a Senior Writer/Editor for UnitedHealth Group. Also see other job opportunities in various health topics.</p>

<p>Having the legal right to an abortion does not necessarily mean a woman has access to an abortion - even if there are more than 500 abortion providers in California.</p>

<p>As Occupy Wall Street protesters continue to clash with police in New York and elsewhere around the nation, a quieter Occupy Healthcare movement is burgeoning online in websites, blogs and Twitter chats. Here’s a closer look at this virtual protest.</p>

<p>Freelance health journalist and former insurance industry insider Lisa Zamosky talks about how she juggles multiple assignments and bosses.</p>

<p>Just two hours east from my home in urban San Diego, the Anza-Borrego mountains give way to open skies and desert, followed by miles upon miles of bright green crop land. The semi-rural Imperial County is home to almost 200,000 people, most of them Latino, spread out over 4,000 square miles into small but tight-knit communities. Life here is strikingly different from the bustle of the coastal cities; one of the reasons why I love reporting in this part of Southern California.</p>