Khloe Tinker, 5, is measured ahead of an appointment at the Doniphan Family Clinic in Doniphan, Missouri. The clinic is the only source for specialized pediatric care in its rural Ozark county. Sebastián Martínez Valdivia/KBIA hide caption toggle caption Sebastián Martínez Valdivia/KBIA Khloe Tinker, 5, is measured ahead of an appointment at the Doniphan Family
Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation’s 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth. Jupiterimages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
Allison Case is a family medicine physician who is licensed to practice in both Indiana and New Mexico. Via telehealth appointments, she’s used her dual license in the past to help some women who have driven from Texas to New Mexico, where abortion is legal, to get their prescription for abortion medication. Then came Indiana’s
Bennett Markow looks to his big brother, Eli (right), during a family visit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento. Bennett was born four months early, in November 2020. Crissa Markow hide caption toggle caption Crissa Markow Bennett Markow looks to his big brother, Eli (right), during a family visit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Screening mammograms, like this one in Chicago in 2012, are among a number of preventive health services the Affordable Care Act has required health plans to cover at no charge to patients. But that could change, if the Sept. 7 ruling by a federal district judge in Texas is upheld on appeal. Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/Tribune
Margaret Davis (left) and Delisa Williams (right) became acquainted when they moved into the Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter, just outside Charlotte, N.C. Both women receive federal benefits, but the monthly amounts aren’t high enough for them to be able to rent an apartment. Logan Cyrus for KHN hide caption toggle caption Logan Cyrus