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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.

Alarming infection rates bring more attention to treatment in communities of color.
With more cases cropping up by the day, local governments have to act quickly -- and without help from the federal government.
The governor talks about what it's like to juggle chemotherapy with the business of running a state.
Assisted living facilities have become more popular in recent years, but abundant closures and lax state regulations have led to more calls for new regulations.
The model of care is proven to improve health outcomes and save billions of dollars, but it hasn't been widely embraced. A new initiative could change that.
The federal government is changing the way it reimburses states for Native Americans' health care. The implications could be big -- and not just for Native Americans.
The new rules could create an influx of patients with mental health and substance abuse issues in states that are already struggling to meet the current demand.
States and cities want to support women- and minority-owned businesses. But they often don’t know who they’re really paying.
There's a growing movement to make the drug that can reverse overdoses widely available at pharmacies, police departments and schools.
States are spending millions fighting the law that courts uphold almost every time.