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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.

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Why Abortion Clinics Are Also Closing in Blue States
Planned Parenthood gets most of the attention in the abortion debate. But independent clinics and their employees actually provide the majority of abortions in America -- and are more at-risk.
December 03, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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The Nation's First Firehouse Where People Can Get Flu Shots
Reflecting a broader trend of merging health care with other services, a city in California recently opened a clinic next to a firehouse.
November 25, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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Anti-Obamacare South Warms to Medicaid Expansion
Most Southern states have refused for years to make more people eligible for government health care. But a few governors may change that.
November 24, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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In 35 States, Young People Are Dying From Drug Overdoses at Double the Rate
The rate has increased in every state in the last decade, yet few are doing much to prevent it.
November 19, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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To Many's Surprise, Obamacare Barely Budged ER Wait Times
Critics and supporters predicted that the federal health law would have a huge impact on the time it takes to see a doctor. Turns out they were both wrong.
November 13, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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Will Ferguson Redefine Public Health?
To address the underlying issues that led to the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., local leaders are expanding the traditional role of public health departments.
November 12, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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In Rare Move, New York State Comes to Puerto Rico's Aid
Facing a health-care crisis on top of financial troubles, Puerto Rico is getting help from the mainland. But why would New York come to Puerto Rico's rescue?
November 06, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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Why Health Co-Ops Are Closing in So Many States
Co-ops were created to keep the cost of insurance down on Obamacare marketplaces. Now half of them are going out of business.
October 30, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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In School Funding Fight, Mississippi Voters Choose to Do Nothing
Mississippi voters, facing two competing (and confusing) ballot questions on school quality, chose to make no changes to the state constitution.
October 23, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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Parents Fill Public Health Gaps in Maricopa County, Ariz., Schools
In a county with more than 50 districts, schools are putting parents in charge of tackling problems that may have otherwise been ignored. It may be a model for other municipalities.
October 20, 2015
 · Mattie Quinn
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