Times staff writer Anna Gorman and photojournalist Gina Ferazzi spent three months reporting at the To Help Everyone Clinic in South Los Angeles, one of about 1,250 federally funded health centers that treat more than 20 million patients in poor urban and rural areas around the United States.

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T.H.E. Clinic

South Los Angeles' To Help Everyone Clinic is one of about 1,250 federally funded health centers that treat more than 20 million patients in poor urban and rural areas around the United States. They are considered a critical part of the federal healthcare overhaul, expected to lower costs, improve quality and expand access.

By Anna Gorman :: Photography by Gina Ferazzi

Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.

T.H.E. Clinic is one of 1,250 federally funded nonprofit community facilities nationwide that are bracing for an influx of patients when major elements of healthcare reform begin in 2014.


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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

As part of the healthcare overhaul, clinics strive to keep chronically ill people out of emergency rooms.

Diabetes is a stubborn adversary

Diabetes is a stubborn adversary

The disease, affected so greatly by lifestyle, is an ongoing challenge for the healthcare system — and for community clinics in the forefront of reform efforts.

Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor

Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor

With months-long waits for Medi-Cal patients to see specialists, some turn to emergency rooms — exactly what healthcare reform is banking on avoiding.

L.A. County clinics get $7 million just before healthcare ruling

Although the Supreme Court could overturn the Affordable Care Act, officials say money already awarded to clinics across California will not be at risk.

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