1 in 3 Rural Americans Struggle to Afford Health Care – Medical expenses are more difficult to pay for than food and housing, a new poll finds.

1 in 3 Rural Americans Struggle to Afford Health Care – Medical expenses are more difficult to pay for than food and housing, a new poll finds.May 21, 2019

A nurse takes the pulse of a patient at a free health clinic in Wise, Virginia. About a quarter of rural...

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Direct Relief Donates $1.4 million to 11 Texas Free and Charitable Clinics for Hurricane Harvey Recovery and Resilience

Direct Relief Donates $1.4 million to 11 Texas Free and Charitable Clinics for Hurricane Harvey Recovery and ResilienceMay 7, 2019

Direct Relief staff deliver emergency medical aid to staff at Christ Clinic in Katy, Texas, in the days...

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Cancer Is Especially Dangerous for Immigrants in Texas. Here’s Why

Cancer Is Especially Dangerous for Immigrants in Texas. Here’s WhyApril 22, 2019

Carlos Rivera had been losing weight and living with fierce abdominal pain before being diagnosed with advanced...

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Uninsured Americans were ignored when Congress grilled pharma execs

Uninsured Americans were ignored when Congress grilled pharma execsFebruary 28, 2019

Seven top pharma executives testified before Congress on Tuesday about the rising cost of medications in...

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Free clinics: The little-known safety net of US healthcare

Free clinics: The little-known safety net of US healthcareFebruary 15, 2019

West Virginia's largest free clinic sits on a quiet street in Charleston, the small capital city of a state...

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Poll: Majorities Favor a Range of Options to Expand Public Coverage, Including Medicare-for-All

Poll: Majorities Favor a Range of Options to Expand Public Coverage, Including Medicare-for-AllFebruary 1, 2019

At a time when debate is beginning about a national Medicare-for-all plan and other approaches to expanding...

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Direct Relief, BD and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Announce Winners of the Continuity in Care Grant Program

Direct Relief, BD and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Announce Winners of the Continuity in Care Grant ProgramJanuary 15, 2019

Direct Relief, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and the National Association of Free & Charitable...

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West Virginia Health Right Inc.’s Angela Settle Awarded the Third Annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity Presented by the NAFC

West Virginia Health Right Inc.’s Angela Settle Awarded the Third Annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity Presented by the NAFCDecember 6, 2018

The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) has presented the Third Annual Robert Wood...

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National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics and CVS Health Foundation Announce the 2018 Safety Net Health Care Champion Awardees

National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics and CVS Health Foundation Announce the 2018 Safety Net Health Care Champion AwardeesNovember 8, 2018

To highlight the important work being done across the country to provide affordable, accessible health care to the...

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CVS Health Announces Commitment to Build Healthier Communities in Ohio

CVS Health Announces Commitment to Build Healthier Communities in OhioSeptember 25, 2018

New community investments build on the company's legacy of support across the state WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 25...

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