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Mattie Quinn

Staff Writer

Mattie covers all things health for Governing. A native of Arkansas, she graduated with her M.S. from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism with a focus on public health reporting. Her work has been published in National Geographic, New York Magazine and The Atlantic.

Although it seemed like it at times, Obamacare wasn't the only health policy up for debate this year.
The bill signed by President Trump helps states keep the Children's Health Insurance Program afloat, but it doesn't offer any reassurance that kids won't lose their health care in 2018.
As rural hospitals struggle to keep their doors open, the high cost of ob-gyn wards makes them one of the first things cut.
Last month's election has re-energized Obamacare advocates. Meanwhile in Maine, the matter is being complicated by Gov. Paul LePage, who has vowed not to implement an expansion until lawmakers show how they'll fund it.
It's been almost two months since Congress let what's historically been a bipartisan program expire.
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Health Commissioner of Baltimore
Lawsuits are being filed practically every week. Will governments prevail over the pharmaceutical industry like they did the tobacco industry in the 1990s?
The vote signals support for the health-care law at a time when President Trump is taking major steps to reverse it.
Voters could alter the future of Medicaid, drug prices and abortion in their states.
Some aren’t just covering yoga and acupuncture but recommending it before prescription drugs.