Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas' Pay

Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay

April 18, 2026

�鶹Ů�� Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15.

Read Wells’ “Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas.”

�鶹Ů�� Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.

Read Houghton’s “This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit.”

�鶹Ů�� Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on The Yonder Report on April 8.

Read Andrews’ “Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People.”

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April 18, 2026

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<h2>Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay</h2>

<p>�鶹Ů�� Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on <em>Apple News Today</em> on April 15.</p>

<li>Read Wells’ “<a href="/news/article/abortion-providers-clinics-closing-urgent-care-michigan-upper-peninsula/">Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas</a>.”</li>
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<p>�鶹Ů�� Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.</p>

<li>Read Houghton’s “<a href="/news/article/doula-care-indigenous-health-medicaid-cuts-montana-tribe/">This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit</a>.”</li>
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<p>�鶹Ů�� Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on <em>The Yonder Report</em> on April 8.</p>

<li>Read Andrews’ “<a href="/news/article/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs/">Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People</a>.”</li>
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