Health Insurance and Costs

For those like Becky Walthan, whose health problems are made worse by the fact that she is homeless, navigating the healthcare s

Navigating the health care maze can be daunting

It takes a lot of time to explain how the health care system works to patients and their caregivers with limited English proficiency. There are numerous forms that need to be read and understood. People often sign those forms whether or not they understand them.

Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness
The Lee County Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap was closed by Wellmont Health System in 2013. The hospital authority in

Med Beat: Lee County buys back its hospital

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.

Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety
“I buy shoes because I just want to feel youthful. I didn’t really have a childhood, I was too busy helping to raise a household

Where fighting poverty is a priority

In the “Compassionate City,” governmental unity has helped to reduce child poverty rates.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety
The Lee County Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap was closed by Wellmont Health System in 2013. The hospital authority in

Med Beat: Health Wagon sets free health fair for March

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.

Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics
The Lee County Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap was closed by Wellmont Health System in 2013. The hospital authority in

RAM worries that language in bill will kill free clinics in Virginia

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.

Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics
She is Adianet Galván, the woman who died after cosmetic surgery in Florida

A dangerous cosmetic surgery killed 14 women in five years

In the last five years, at least 14 women have died after undergoing cosmetic surgeries in South Florida. Even so, Florida law continues to allow doctors who are not surgeons to perform dangerous operations in cosmetic centers.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs