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Stable living environments can help those with mental health problems turn their lives around. But in California's Tulare County, health officials say all transitional housing is maxed out and patients leaving transitional facilities often have nowhere to go. Many end up in jail or on the streets.
Karen Bouffard wrote this report for the Detroit News a 2013 National Health Journalism Fellow. Other stories in the series include:...
Obamacare prohibits undocumented immigrants from obtaining health-care coverage. But that would've changed in California if the "Health for All" bill had advanced last week. That means about one million people are still excluded from Medi-Cal and Covered California because of immigration status.
As The Detroit News has reported, Detroit has the highest infant mortality rate in the nation. A recently announced plan to reduce the city's high preterm birth rate will make prenatal care available to every pregnant woman in the Detroit, regardless of insurance coverage or financial status.
When private wells are properly installed and maintained, they are usually clean and reliable sources of water – but not always.
Fresno County was obligated to provide care to everyone who needed it, regardless of their immigration status. Now a judge has determined that the county no longer has to offer them medical services.
In the wake of sustained reporting on infant and child mortality from The Detroit News, the city has launched a new three-year initiative to combat the problem. A Detroit News study published in January found that Detroit is the most dangerous place in America to be a child.
Dr. Marcy Zwelling is part of a growing trend of physicians who work on a cash only basis. Her Los Alamitos concierge practice is off the insurance grid in an effort to combat regulators and government involvement.
