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Type

State

Issue

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Medical debt
Rural Areas
2025
July 23, 2025

New Report Finds 80% of U.S. Counties Are Health Care 'Deserts'

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Cities
Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Jobs
Politics
North Carolina
2025
April 9, 2025

How Low Can You Go? N.C. Colleges Try Free-Tuition Programs

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Medical debt
Politics
2025
June 24, 2025

Dollar For Fights For Low-Income Patients to Access Charity Care

Commentaries
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Entrepreneurs
Environment
Families
2025
February 19, 2025

How the Trump Administration Should Reinvest in Rural America

Commentaries
Aging
Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
2025
January 22, 2025

New Study Shows Medicaid is Crucial Lifeline in Rural Communities

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Public Benefits
nonprofit management
2025
April 23, 2025

Ascend Releases Landmark Report Supporting 2Gen Investment Approach

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Medical debt
Rural Areas
2025
March 5, 2025

Study Finds Rural Medical Debt Affects More Than Patients

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health
Health disparities
Hunger
2025
January 15, 2025

What To Expect From The New Administration on Food and Nutrition Policy

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Diaper access
Families
Health
Health disparities
2025
January 8, 2025

Exploring Mindsets About Diaper Need and Systemic Poverty