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Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann is the only full-time physician in Necedah, Wis., and the only physician in Juneau County, Wis., who has the required training to prescribe the addiction medicine buprenorphine.

In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps

Bram Sable-Smith

In rural America, chronic pain and opioid addiction are common, but treatment is often harder to come by. In the village of Necedah, Wis., population 916, one doctor is changing that.

Health

Study: Urban And Rural Children Don鈥檛 Have Equal Chance Of Living Into Adulthood

Rae Ellen Bichell

Nationwide, more and more people are surviving childhood. But researchers found those improvements might not be as big in rural areas. A report last year鈥�

A highway in Idaho County, surrounded by Forest Service land.

Senate Committee To Discuss Programs Helping Fund Rural Roads, Schools

Madelyn Beck

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will be discussing bills to fund programs that help pay for public schools and infrastructure in rural...

Kate Clyatt, 28, works seasonally as a ranch hand in southwest Montana, and relies on the state's Medicaid program for health coverage. "Ranching is just not a job with a lot of money in it," Clyatt says. "I don't know at what point I'm going to be able to get off of Medicaid."

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Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid's Work Requirements

Corin Cates-Carney

Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?

Youth Suicide Rates Soar Across Mountain West

Ali Budner

A new report shows youth suicide rates have spiked alarmingly in recent years, especially in the Mountain West.

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Residents In One Of Colorado's Most Remote Mountain Towns Are Celebrating The Arrival Of Broadband

Scott Franz

It takes a lot of grit, and good pair of ski goggles, to live in Ophir, Colorado.Winds can reach 70 miles per hour during the winter in this old mining鈥�

Politics

Rural Coloradans Have Done Strange Things To Get Internet. For Some, Those Days Are Almost Over

Scott Franz

Editor's note: This story is the first of a three-part series looking at the state of Colorado's efforts to get rural households connected to high-speed鈥�

After a difficult time in her life, Jill Hill knew she needed therapy. But it was hard to get the help she needed in the rural town she lives in, Grass Valley, Calif., until she found a local telehealth program.

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With Rural Health Care Stretched Thin, More Patients Turn To Telehealth

Patti Neighmond

Advances in online tech are revolutionizing health care, with patients now emailing doctors, filling prescriptions or even getting therapy via a video session. But what if you can't afford broadband?

Charles Bowers, known by the nickname "Country," says he has spent at least half of his 51 years living in outdoors.

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Unsheltered And Uncounted: Rural America's Hidden Homeless

Mary Meehan

Homelessness is often considered an urban problem. But rural Americans often experience homelessness as well. Advocates struggle to reach homeless rural residents and connect them with services.

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Black, Immigrant Teen Embodies Changing Demographics In Rural Colorado

Stephanie Daniel

Chrisnel Akele's house in Fort Morgan, Colorado is undergoing minor renovations. His parents are in the process of converting the garage into a family鈥�