The holes in San Diego's healthcare

For my Reporting Public Affairs class I found an example of an investigative story that was published recently and analyzed it. The story I found is called, "San Diego's Safety Net: Riddled With Gaps," and is from voiceofsandiego.org. (http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/voice_special_reports/county/article_c44708aa-0ea2-11df-8179-001cc4c002e0.html)

The story focused on one women's struggle with the healthcare system in San Diego and how that led to her becoming blind. The report used her story as a starting place to dive into all the problems that exist in healthcare in California.

Members of the San Diego County Supervisors office were given opportunities to respond and charts were used to help the story establish credibility as well as county supervisors. The Rose Institute analysis of the California Department of Social Services data provided the information for the charts.

I think that this story would be most read by people who rely on the healthcare system to survive. This story exposes loopholes and exceptions in the system that cause many people to suffer. In fact it seems to have started as just a project idea that expanded into a more critical look at healthcare.