rural areas

Health Insurance for All: Necessary But Not Sufficient For Rural America

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by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

October 22, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

Expanding insurance coverage is important, experts say, but only half the battle. For many Americans, particularly in rural areas, access to high quality health care could remain elusive.
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Health care reform must address health care challenges faced by rural women

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reader diary by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

August 27, 2009 - 2:38pm (Print)

“I can’t fill my prescription because I have to buy groceries.” One
needs only to spend a day in any one of our health care centers to hear
stories just like this and to see the need for meaningful health care
reform.

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Study Highlights Grim Realities of Rural Obstetric Access

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by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In 1985, over 87 percent of hospitals in remote areas provided obstetric services. Seventeen years later, less than half of existing hospitals offered obstetric services to their communities.
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