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Med Beat: Lee County buys back its hospital

By Luanne Rife
This story was reported with the support of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism.
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Lee County picks Ballad to reopen its hospital

By Luanne Rife
This story was reported with the support of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism.
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Field Notes: A reporter goes deep in the coalfields of Central Appalachia

By Luanne Rife
The region is the go-to place for helicopter reporting on poverty. But we wanted to provide more than snapshots and to tell stories that also show the resilience and innovation arising from this region.
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EXPANDING MEDICAID: Covering adults seen as key to improving health in underserved region

By Luanne Rife
This story was reported with the support of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism.
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Still Searching: Lee County restarts efforts to reopen hospital

By Luanne Rife
In 2013, Lee County was one of 80 communities across the country to have lost their hospital in the previous three years. But the people in Lee County did what few have attempted: They vowed to reopen their hospital.
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Lee County hospital board cuts ties with Florida company after missed deadline

By Luanne Rife
The Lee County Hospital Authority in Virginia cut its losses with the Florida startup that it partnered with to open and run its hospital.

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