New toolkit helps doctors address patients’ financial needs – a role doctors say they feel thrust into amid worsening crisis.
Poverty and Class
Millions of U.S. children live with relatives, yet such "kinship families" lack support and visibility. Reporting their stories can help change that.
Companies claim they can help hospitals seeking to get paid by ‘subprime patients’ amid Republican health cuts.
Private foster care and adoption agencies in Texas are brokering contracts for moms to turn over their children in a murky legal world, spawning protracted civil custody battles.
A tragedy means Amy must take in her nieces and nephews. She and her sisters fight to give them a better childhood than they had.
Family members who take in a relative's kids face unique challenges. Often, they do so without financial, educational and medical support.
Gurdwaras serve as more than a house of worship — for many Sikh immigrants, they offer an avenue of healthcare and community at a turbulent time.
Despite reforms, Native kids remain overrepresented in Washington state. Tribal systems offer hope but need more support and resources.
Chinese immigrant parents risk losing children to the foster system due to cultural, language, and legal gaps. With few Asian foster homes, kids often lose heritage and ties to family.
Torn apart in foster care, the consequences of family separation rippled through the lives of Amy and her sisters – and then their children.