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Shelda Holmes in her office on Oct. 17, 2024, the day before she closed Hands On Medicine, the primary care clinic she founded in 2006. Even after closing the clinic, Holmes said she'll have years of work ahead of her to get paid for the care provided by the clinic.
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem.
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
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As caregivers and McKenzie Valley Wellness board members look on, East Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch cuts a ribbon to the entrance of the new McKenzie River Clinic in Blue River on Oct. 25, 2024.
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COURTESY/TIFFANY ECKERT OF KLCC
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FARMWORKER HOUSING IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE./COURTESY OF THE OREGON LAW CENTER
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Morris Brown, a primary care physician, says that South Carolina lawmakers’ refusal to expand Medicaid will result in preventable deaths because many people who live near his medical offices in Kingstree and Lake City cannot afford to go to a doctor.
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GAVIN MCINTYRE/KFF HEALTH NEWS
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY