Emily DeRuy reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.
Other work by her includes:
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The media has largely taken a pass on covering the dark side of Medicare Advantage plans, so people don't understand how the plans’ cost-sharing and provider networks really work.
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COVID-19 outbreaks in local nursing homes have been one of the main drivers of Tulare County COVID-19 infections.
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After months of isolation, residents start getting together again for meals and activities, including a symbolic tree planting.
County officials helped coordinate staffing resources and frequent testing for skilled nursing workers and residents.
The novel coronavirus has infiltrated two more nursing homes in Tulare County, propelling the county's largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases to date.
Forty people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Tulare County, health officials confirmed Thursday.
This story was produced by Joshua Yeager for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 California Fellowship.