Emily Gebel was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2022. She opted to have surgery and start chemotherapy in Seattle. When the travel became too draining, Gebel moved her treatment to the public hospital in Juneau and discovered it was priced much higher.
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Patients face dramatically different requirements, depending on their clinics’ and health insurers’ policies
Mar 30, 2023
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Nurse Lindee Miller stands in front of the mobile cart used for telehealth appointments for sexual assault exams at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota. The camera allows Miller and her patient to communicate with a remote nurse trained in such exams.
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People are looking for ways to ensure abortion access if Roe v. Wade falls, but the idea of setting up clinics on tribal lands raises a host of issues.