Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Also this week: Reporters localize Trump’s health equity impacts, and where a pregnant person lives shapes their risk of dying.

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage.

A reporter discovers the power of hanging out and listening deeply in California's Imperial Valley, where a struggling rural health system has made it hard to get needed care.

People are dying from this disease and their families are suffering. So why isn't more being done to protect mostly Latino workers who cut artificial stone countertops?

Also this week: Early window key for tackling long-term health inequities, and disparities in orthopedics affect everything from outpatient visits to post-surgery outcomes.

An early look at how the election may reshape U.S. health policy under Trump, from Medicaid to abortion to major changes at federal agencies.

A laundromat in Smith River became a crucial entry point for reporting on undocumented farmworkers' health care access in California's rural north.

Also this week: A sharp contrast on health equity in the presidential election, and California will now report Indigenous Latino health data.

A report shows California's Medi-Cal dental program still struggles, with fewer kids seeing dentists. Disparities in heart health, OB-GYN training, and telehealth access also persist across groups.

Data fellow Eliza Partika explains how she overcame obstacles while reporting on ambulance diversions and delays in L.A. County.