Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas' Pay

Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay

April 18, 2026

��ýҕ�l Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15.

Read Wells’ “Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas.”

��ýҕ�l Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.

Read Houghton’s “This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit.”

��ýҕ�l Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on The Yonder Report on April 8.

Read Andrews’ “Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People.”

X
Facebook
LinkedIn
Email
Print

Copy And Paste To Republish This Story

Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay

April 18, 2026

Article HTML

<h2>Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay</h2>

<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on <em>Apple News Today</em> on April 15.</p>

<li>Read Wells’ “<a href="/news/article/abortion-providers-clinics-closing-urgent-care-michigan-upper-peninsula/">Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas</a>.”</li>
</ul>

<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.</p>

<li>Read Houghton’s “<a href="/news/article/doula-care-indigenous-health-medicaid-cuts-montana-tribe/">This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit</a>.”</li>
</ul>

<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on <em>The Yonder Report</em> on April 8.</p>

<li>Read Andrews’ “<a href="/news/article/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs/">Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People</a>.”</li>
</ul>

<p />
<div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-text sd-sharing"><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-x"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
				data-shared="sharing-x-2183401"
				class="share-x sd-button no-icon"
				href="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/?share=x"
				target="_blank"
				aria-labelledby="sharing-x-2183401"
				>
				<span id="sharing-x-2183401" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
				<span>X</span>
			</a></li><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
				data-shared="sharing-facebook-2183401"
				class="share-facebook sd-button no-icon"
				href="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/?share=facebook"
				target="_blank"
				aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-2183401"
				>
				<span id="sharing-facebook-2183401" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
				<span>Facebook</span>
			</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
				data-shared="sharing-linkedin-2183401"
				class="share-linkedin sd-button no-icon"
				href="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/?share=linkedin"
				target="_blank"
				aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-2183401"
				>
				<span id="sharing-linkedin-2183401" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
				<span>LinkedIn</span>
			</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
				data-shared="sharing-email-2183401"
				class="share-email sd-button no-icon"
				href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Talk%20Hot%20Health%20Topics%3A%20Urgent%20Care%20Clinics%20Performing%20Abortions%20and%20Doulas%27%20Pay&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMjE4MzQwMQ&share=email"
				target="_blank"
				aria-labelledby="sharing-email-2183401"
				data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="fee5f9e80f" data-email-share-track-url="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/?share=email">
				<span id="sharing-email-2183401" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
				<span>Email</span>
			</a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
				data-shared="sharing-print-2183401"
				class="share-print sd-button no-icon"
				href="/news/article/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/"
				target="_blank"
				aria-labelledby="sharing-print-2183401"
				>
				<span id="sharing-print-2183401" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
				<span>Print</span>
			</a></li></ul></div></div></div>

We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask:

You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our kffhealthnews.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and ��ýҕ�l Health News” in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in the story.

Have questions? Let us know at KHNHelp@kff.org