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New California Medicaid program seeks to better implement services for mentally ill homeless
posted 04/19/2022
A reporter explores the urgency in Los Angeles to address the issue of mental illness among the homeless population, including a major new statewide Medicaid program called CalAIM.
Promise of excellent medical care returns to South Los Angeles
posted 09/04/2017
Access to medical care in all of America’s inner cities is a pressing need, particularly in light of possible drastic changes to Medicare and Medicaid.
In South Los Angeles, a reborn hospital takes aim at chronic disease epidemic
posted 02/21/2017
Can a revamped community hospital overcome a history of dysfunction and place residents of South Los Angeles on a path to better health and lower rates of chronic disease?

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New California Medicaid program seeks to better implement services for mentally ill homeless
A reporter explores the urgency in Los Angeles to address the issue of mental illness among the... more »
posted 04/19/22
Promise of excellent medical care returns to South Los Angeles
Access to medical care in all of America’s inner cities is a pressing need, particularly in light... more »
posted 09/04/17
In South Los Angeles, a reborn hospital takes aim at chronic disease epidemic
Can a revamped community hospital overcome a history of dysfunction and place residents of South... more »
posted 02/21/17

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Project: ‘Take charge of your life’ is advice from stroke patient
This article was produced as a project for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s California Fellowship.
Project: Medical issues among African Americans encourage doctors to discover solutions
The African American community has been witness to some of the worst health outcomes of any population. Officials at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Watts are trying to remedy that situation by focusing on preventative health.