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How I tried to go beyond clickbait stories of poor health in Virginia’s coalfields
“You understand you can’t change a culture on a dime," a CEO of a local health system told me. ... more »
posted 07/15/19
Field Notes: A reporter goes deep in the coalfields of Central Appalachia
The region is the go-to place for helicopter reporting on poverty. But we wanted to provide more... more »
posted 01/29/19
Remaking health care in Virginia’s Appalachian coal counties
In Appalachia, a legacy hospital system is failing to keep people well and remain solvent. Can a... more »
posted 07/19/18

Luanne Rife's Work
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Project: Ballad expands charity policy to help insured patients with high deductibles
Ballad Health on Monday announced it would reduce prices for patients without insurance, offer discounts to those who can’t afford their high-deductible insurance plans and use artificial intelligence to determine if patients qualify for free or reduced-cost care.
Project: Virginia says it closely monitors Ballad, but reports are not available to the public
Two years since the creation of Ballad, the state has yet to release quality, access and financial reports with the public.
Project: Americore, which once promised to reopen Lee County hospital, files for bankruptcy protection
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....