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mattie-quinn

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.

Pedestrian-friendly cities are healthier cities, which is why many are making it easier for residents to ditch their cars.
When states tried the all-payer model decades ago, it largely didn't live up to its cost-cutting goals. But Vermont is taking a slightly different approach.
Unlike America, which has one of the highest infant mortality rates of developed countries, Finland has one of the world's lowest.
The idea that needle exchanges encourage illegal drug use is fading just as rapidly as the programs are expanding.
Republicans gained power in several states last week, clearing the way for some to more easily restrict abortion and roll back other reforms.
"Most places don’t like to think about teens having sex." But that's not the only reason.
Within states, rural areas often face higher premiums than their urban counterparts. Yet two of the most rural states saw some of the lowest premium increases this year.
The industry spent millions of dollars to keep voters in California from passing a first-in-nation law that was meant to cut the soaring cost of prescription drugs.
The right to die has been slow to gain momentum, especially among voters. In Colorado, they defied the odds.
With most newborn screenings still done on paper, there’s a born-again push to improve and speed up the process for detecting health problems.