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Carol Marley, a hospital nurse with private insurance, says coping with the financial fallout of her pancreatic cancer has been exhausting. Anna Gorman/KHN hide caption

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Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls

A Texas woman with pancreatic cancer spends most of her days on the phone doing battle with insurers and billing departments. Finances are her most gnawing, ever present concern.

National park ranger Elyssa Shalla placed a $5 typewriter from Goodwill at Plateau Point in the Grand Canyon and invited hikers to share their thoughts. Elyssa Shalla hide caption

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You're Just My Type: Hikers Compose Love Notes To The Grand Canyon

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Central American migrant artist Robenz creates an installation on the Mexico-U.S. border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Feb. 24. Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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House Passes Resolution To Block Trump's National Emergency Declaration

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Carol Marley, a hospital nurse with private insurance, says coping with the financial fallout of her pancreatic cancer has been exhausting. Anna Gorman/KHN hide caption

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Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls

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At a war memorial in Bac Giang province, Duong Van Dau views the tombstones of North Korean pilots killed during the Vietnam War. Headstones are etched with the names of the dead in Korean on one side, and Vietnamese on the other. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In Vietnam, There's Hope North Korea Will Follow Its Model For Economic Success

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