Daniela Molina
Investigative Producer
Miami, Florida
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Daniela has great interest in human trafficking and health care stories. Before joining InvestigateTV, Daniela worked for the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism. She also interned three summers with WTVJ in South Florida and worked with their digital duopoly team. Daniela is graduate of Indiana University with both a bachelor’s degree and masters degree in journalism.
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The lack of access to dental care plagues many parts of rural America.
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Without a vehicle or public transportation some in rural America rely on charity for rides to doctors and stores.
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Bridging the Great Health Divide explores issues in rural America through the lens of residents, doctors and other health care providers.
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The purpose of the food stamp program is to help low-income families access healthy foods, but in rural America, that can be difficult.
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Before last year food insecurity impacted about 10% of all U.S. residents. Experts estimate that number has at least doubled since the pandemic.
Antes del año pasado, la inseguridad alimentaria afectó a aproximadamente el 10,5% de los residentes de EE. UU. Una vez que la pandemia cerró en gran medida la economía, los expertos estiman que el porcentaje de personas que sufren de inseguridad alimentaria al menos se duplicó.
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In 207 counties in 2018, there wasn’t a family, general or internal medicine doctor – the primary care doctors mainly for adults, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal data.
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DNA paternity labs are not regulated by the FDA; rather, there is a voluntary accreditation process. The records about those labs are kept largely under wraps.
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Penalties at Play: Millions of dollars flow to nursing homes from fines they have paid for poor care
Every year millions of dollars flow to nursing homes from a fund that is padded with fines collected from long-term care facilities that inspections show have put the health and safety of residents in jeopardy.
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Hundreds of nursing homes with poor ratings are waiting to get into a program intended to improve care.
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Residents have been abused, neglected and ignored under the government’s watch. Oversight weakened because of COVID-19.
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Federal nursing home coronavirus case data remains flawed, and some members of Congress say that needs to change.
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Since 2008, the U.S. military has sent more than 1,000 mine-resistant vehicles to local police departments at their request. Now, some are questioning the optics.