The ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.
Jason and DeeAnn Dean recently relocated to her hometown of Dellrose, Tennessee, where she grew up on a farm. Both
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As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits
In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on
Read MoreCómo las comunidades rurales están perdiendo sus farmacias
La droguería Batson parece haberse anclado en tiempos más simples. La farmacia independiente de Howard, Kansas, todavía tiene un mostrador
Read MoreHow Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies
Batson’s Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned pharmacy in Howard, Kansas, still runs
Read MoreHow Low Can They Go? Rural Hospitals Weigh Keeping Obstetric Units When Births Decline
As rural hospitals struggle to stay financially stable, their leaders watch other small facilities close obstetrics units to cut costs.
Read MoreIn Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews
On a recent morning, Jerrad Dinsmore and Kevin LeCaptain of Waldoboro EMS in rural Maine drove their ambulance to a
Read More‘No Mercy’ Bonus Episodes: More From Fort Scott, Kansas
Searching for the Nuns Who Ghosted Fort Scott Host Sarah Jane Tribble sets out on a mission to learn more
Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Boost Vaccinations? The Scene From Kentucky’s Back Roads
SMILAX, Ky. — In the end it was the delta variant that drove Rose Mitchell, 89, down the winding mountain
Read MoreJournalists Tell How Covid Complicates Organ Transplants and the Health of Rural America
KHN senior correspondent JoNel Aleccia discussed organ transplants and the covid-19 vaccine on NBC’s “NBC Now” on Oct. 8. Click
Read MoreJournalists Examine Vaccination Rates Among Student Nurses and in Covid Hot Spots
Contributing writer and former KHN correspondent Michelle Andrews discussed difficulties in providing clinical training to student nurses who refuse to
Read MoreCovid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that
Read MoreDelta Cutting ‘Like a Buzzsaw’ Through Oregon-California Border Counties
If you live in one of the rural communities tucked into the forested hillsides along the Oregon-California border and need
Read MoreTo Stoke Rural Vaccination Rates, Trusted Farmers Are Asked to Spread Word
When he became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in Illinois, Tom Arnold, 68, said he didn’t need any convincing. He
Read MoreIn Rural America, Twisting Arms to Take a Covid Vaccine First Takes Trust
CAIRO, Ill. — Lee Wright was hard at work, constructing a nail salon near the city’s abandoned hospital, when Jody
Read MoreJournalists’ Topics Range From Rural Pharmacy Deserts to Opioid Overdoses
KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk discussed how a rural Colorado town is crowdsourcing ways to get prescription medicines delivered
Read MoreCalifornia’s Highest Covid Infection Rates Shift to Rural Counties
Most of us are familiar with the good news: In recent weeks, rates of covid-19 infection and death have plummeted
Read MoreRural Ambulance Services Are in Jeopardy as Volunteers Age and Expenses Mount
DUTTON, Mont. — Vern Greyn was standing in the raised bucket of a tractor, trimming dead branches off a tree,
Read MoreWith Roots in Civil Rights, Community Health Centers Push for Equity in the Pandemic
In the 1960s, health care across the Mississippi Delta was sparse and much of it was segregated. Some hospitals were
Read MoreWhat the Slowing Vaccine Rates Mean for One Rural Montana County
KALISPELL, Mont. — The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours.
Read MoreRiding Herd on Mental Health in Colorado Ranching Country
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Read MoreEn los Apalaches y el delta del Mississippi, millones deben viajar lejos para recibir atención por accidentes cerebrovasculares
Una mañana de verano en 2019, Debbie Cook estaba todavía en pijamas cuando recibió una llamada de su hijo: “Algo
Read MoreIn Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care
Debbie Cook was in her pajamas on a summer morning in 2019 when she got a call from her son:
Read More‘It Didn’t Really Stick With Me’: Understanding the Rural Shrug Over Covid and Vaccines
At 70, Linda Findley has long been active in her small town of Fort Scott, Kansas, which sits more than
Read MoreTo Vaccinate Veterans, Health Care Workers Must Cross Mountains, Plains and Tundra
This story also ran on Time. It can be republished for free. A Learjet 31 took off before daybreak from
Read MoreRural Hospital Remains Entrenched in Covid ‘War’ Even Amid Vaccine Rollout
Editor’s note: KHN wrote about St. James Parish Hospital in April, when it was experiencing its first surge of covid-19
Read MoreJournalists Explore Inefficiency and Inequities of Vaccine Rollout
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber spoke about the covid-19 vaccine rollout for WAMU’s “1A” on Jan. 29. Click here to
Read MoreCalifornia’s Rural Counties Endure a Deadly Covid Winter
Covid-19’s fierce winter resurgence in California is notable not only for the explosion in overall cases and deaths in the
Read More4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Late last month, before President Joe Biden took
Read MoreIn Los Angeles and Beyond, Oxygen Is the Latest Covid Bottleneck
As Los Angeles hospitals give record numbers of covid patients oxygen, the systems and equipment needed to deliver the life-sustaining
Read MoreHealth Officials Fear Pandemic-Related Suicide Spike Among Native Youth
This story also ran on Time. This story can be republished for free (details). WOLF POINT, Mont. — Fallen pine
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