Study: Pregnant rural residents could have to drive farther for care with Medicaid cuts
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Fri, 11 September 2026Thu, 17 September 2026
What it is about
Brittni FrederiksenRural Health Transformation ProgramUniversity Of North CarolinaNevada, United StatesWyoming, United StatesEmily SheffieldSarah TurnbowMissouri Doula AssociationResearch Medical CenterUniversity Of MinnesotaUniversity Of Minnesota, Minnesota, United StatesFarmington, Missouri, United StatesAlabama, United StatesReynolds County, Missouri, United StatesMansfield, Missouri, United StatesSpringfield, Missouri, United StatesMissouri, United StatesMinnesota, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
kunr.org
kcur.org
11 Sept, 22:50over 5 days17 Sept, 09:00
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- kunr.org22:50first to report
That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- kcur.org09:00
In some rural Missouri counties, patients travel more than an hour to reach a delivery hospital. Doulas, mobile health programs and telehealth are trying to fill some of the gaps.