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

��ýҕ�l 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.”

��ýҕ�l 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.”

��ýҕ�l 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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<h2>Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay</h2>
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<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on <em>Apple News Today</em> on April 15.</p><ul><li></li><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></ul><p>�������ýҕ�l Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.</p><ul><li></li><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></ul><p>�������ýҕ�l Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on <em>The Yonder Report</em> on April 8.</p><ul><li></li><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></ul><p /><em><a href="/about-us">�������ýҕ�l Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .</em><p><a href="/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to �������ýҕ�l Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="">�������ýҕ�l Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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