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Patient Account Specialist Yolanda Baskerville works at the Rural Health Group clinic in Stovall, N.C. in July. Medical debt affects 100 million Americans. Matt Ramey for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Bowman, N.D., has about 1,400 residents, and they rely on Southwest Healthcare Services. The facility joined with other rural hospitals in the state to form a network that allows it to remain independent while sharing resources in an effort to save money and improve patient care. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption

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Thursday

One-year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at a vaccine clinic held by the Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1 in Lubbock, Texas. A measles outbreak in West Texas has led to more than 500 cases, 57 hospitalizations and the deaths of two school-age children. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images hide caption

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VAX CLINIC IMPACTS

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Monday

Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors. Roya Qaemi hide caption

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