On the front lines of health care debate
Dr. Ana Saravia sees firsthand the benefits and challenges of offering free medical coverage for children.
A pediatrician for six years who works at one of 10 community clinics operated under Northeast Valley Health Corp., Saravia has seen her practice double as a growing number of families have slipped from being able to afford health insurance to below the poverty line. Susan Abram in the Daily News.
"I work in a place where most of them are in government-insured programs, and I think most of the time, it works very well," she said. "But I also see that the system shuffles my patients around."