Healthcare Regulation and Reform

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

For weeks, a small salesforce has squeezed into crowded waiting rooms, cajoling doctors to give them just a few minutes of time for the cause of public health.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

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

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

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