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Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State’s $219M in Rural Health Funding
HAY SPRINGS, Neb.— The sun was just warming the horizon as Mark Pieper left his house near his cattle ranch on a crisp February morning. It’s not unusual for the…
Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?
Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight…
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer…
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