Healthcare Systems & Policy

Puerto Rico was facing a health care crisis long before Hurricane Maria hit last year. The storm has made the problems much worse.

It has been very difficult to compare the quality of care delivered by California's Medicaid providers. A new effort seeks to change that.

A yearlong effort to obtain basic Medicaid provider data in L.A. was rebuffed. Some health care leaders shut their doors gently. Others slammed them shut.

The need for more affordable coverage is real, but association health plans have had a dismal track record through the years.

When a youth is accused of a crime in Kentucky, an adult has to make a choice in nearly every step that follows. And a disproportionate number of the youth denied a second chance are black.

It could be a big year for Medicaid expansion. Virginia is expanding its program to include single adults, a change made possible by Obamacare; a judge recently ordered Maine’s governor do so, and ballot initiatives in four other states could lead further expansions. But the biggest wave of change i

“This is really an issue that you can explore in your state no matter what,” said WSJ health policy reporter Stephanie Armour.

With the support of the California Wellness Foundation, the Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism has awarded $30,000 in reporting grants from its new Impact Fund.

One solution to allay the high numbers may be a pilot project the Los Angeles County Fire Department is trying out: a “health care on wheels.”

A Los Angeles County Fire Department pilot project is testing out a a mobile integrated health care unit. The goal is to see if a “healthcare on wheels” model can help alleviate crowded emergency departments