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Holly Hacker

Washington, D.C., United States

Data Editor at KFF Health News

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

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Articles

  • Dead Zone: Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

    1 day ago | kktv.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Owen Hornstein |Emily Featherston

    If you regularly experience connection issues, click here to read a version of this story designed to open faster in low-signal areas. BRANCHLAND, West Virginia (InvestigateTV/KFF Health News) — 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.

  • Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care

    3 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

    EUTAW, Ala. — Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic high blood pressure, was brought in by one of rural Greene County’s two working ambulances. Nurses checked his heart activity with a portable electrocardiogram machine, took X-rays, and tucked him into Room 122 with an IV pump pushing magnesium into his arm. “I feel better,” Walker said. Then: Beep. Beep. Beep.

  • Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care

    3 weeks ago | timesdaily.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

    EUTAW, Ala. — Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic high blood pressure, was brought in by one of rural Greene County’s two working ambulances. kAm}FCD6D 4964<65 9:D 962CE 24E:G:EJ H:E9 2 A@CE23=6 6=64EC@42C5:@8C2> >249:?6[ E@@< )\C2JD[ 2?5 EF4<65 9:> :?E@ #@@> `aa H:E9 2?

  • Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care

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

    By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV KFF Health News (TNS) EUTAW, Ala. - Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic high blood pressure, was brought in by one of rural Greene County's two working ambulances. Nurses checked his heart activity with a portable electrocardiogram machine, took X-rays, and tucked him into Room 122 with an IV pump pushing magnesium into his arm.

  • Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care

    1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

    By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV - KFF Health News (TNS) EUTAW, Ala. - Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic high blood pressure, was brought in by one of rural Greene County's two working ambulances. Nurses checked his heart activity with a portable electrocardiogram machine, took X-rays, and tucked him into Room 122 with an IV pump pushing magnesium into his arm.

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