Holly Hacker

Washington, D.C., United States

Data editor @KFFHealthNews. Former @dallasnews investigative reporter. Fueled by French roast & curiosity. I love a good scatterplot.

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Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

2 weeks ago | hastingstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly K. Hacker and Lydia Zuraw KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."
Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts

2 weeks ago | benton.org | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

Years of Republican and Democratic administrations have tried to fix the nation’s broadband woes, through flawed attempts. Bad mapping, weak standards, and flimsy oversight have left nearly 3 million rural Americans in dead zones, with eroded health care services and where telehealth doesn’t reach.
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News - KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News, KFF Health News BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and “tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS) Owen Hornstein TNS BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road.
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.”kAmw6C EC2:=6C D:ED 92=7H2J FA 2 C:586 >:=6D 7C@> E@H?
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

3 weeks ago | timeswv.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.”kAmw6C EC2:=6C D:ED 92=7H2J FA 2 C:586 >:=6D 7C@> E@H?
Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

3 weeks ago | register-herald.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

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Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

3 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.”kAmw6C EC2:=6C D:ED 92=7H2J FA 2 C:586 >:=6D 7C@> E@H?
Rural Americans left in telehealth nightmare due to flawed federal programs

3 weeks ago | rawstory.com | Holly Hacker

BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.” Her trailer sits halfway up a ridge miles from town and the local health clinic. Her phone and internet are “wacky sometimes,” she said.