As the COVID-19 crisis evolves into a new normal, this issue marks the final edition of the Coronavirus Files.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
This story was produced as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2022 Data Fellowship.
A patient who dramatically illustrated the story’s whole premise wanted to back out at the last minute. What's a reporter to do?
A nonprofit hospital system with a reported $2 billion buffer was closing a hospital that served people who take the bus because they can’t afford a car.
The lack of official, published data on the topic wasn’t just a barrier to my investigation — it was also part of the actual story.
My father was one of the many immigrants in the U.S. who despised going to doctors’ appointments, avoiding them until his diabetes landed him in the hospital.
Pandemic lessons may improve long-term health equity.
It’s been nearly three decades since California pioneered the therapeutic use of cannabis, but patients still face a confusing patchwork of rules.
"In speaking with inmates directly, my reporting shows that the quality of life for incarcerated folks in California has diminished significantly since COVID."