Alyssa Jeong Perry
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The reform plan is an effort to reduce the jail population by treating offenders with mental health disorders and other vulnerabilities in the community. -
Voters passed Measure R to change the criminal justice system. County leaders may beat them to it.
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Governor Newsom has announced that Californians with health coverage through Medi-Cal or commercial insurance plans won't have to pay out-of-pocket costs for coronavirus testing.
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USC's street medicine team hits the streets five days a week to treat their patients all over L.A. County.
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USC healthcare workers hit the streets of L.A. County to meet patients where they live.
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The O.C. Board of Supervisors will soon vote on which company will handle the construction.
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The updated public charge rule could scare away low-income immigrants from getting health care. But SoCal community clinics are prepping.
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Over the next decade, 45% of psychiatrists will likely retire or reduce their work hours. Online training programs could help fill that gap.
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Homes that care for people who are mentally ill or otherwise at risk of becoming homeless are rapidly closing in L.A. County. Newsom says he'll invest to keep them open.
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L.A.'s jails have become de facto mental health hospitals. But county leaders want to move more patients out.
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