Close to 360,000 children in California have medically complex conditions, according to the Children’s Specialty Care Coalition, an organization representing medical groups and hospitals treating children with special health care needs across California. This means that compensation for doctors who treat children needing specialty care is usually heavily reliant on these programs. This story was produced in collaboration with the California Health Report. She writes on topics related to health care, social justice, and maternal and child well-being. Her investigative stories on access to mental health care have resulted in legislative and policy changes.