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Shalina Chatlani

Shalina is the national health care reporter for the States Newsroom. She is focused on in-depth accountability journalism that looks at the changing landscape of health care infrastructure in the nation, and whether local legislatures are prioritizing underserved communities.

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As COVID protections end, patients classified as ‘medically needy’ fear new barriers to care

By: Shalina Chatlani - March 8, 2023

Courtney Blake and her 10-year-old daughter live on their own in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Both of them struggle with chronic mental health issues and have been using Medicaid to help pay for their behavioral health care needs. But like millions of people across the country, Blake is worried that at the end of this health emergency […]

A building once housing the Jackson Women’s Health Organization — otherwise known as the Pink House for its iconic pink walls — was recently the only abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi and the heart of the Supreme Court case that overturned the federal right to abortion. Now its walls have been painted white and a new owner plans to turn it into a luxury consignment store. (Photo by Shalina Chatlani/States Newsroom)

Remaining abortion clinics face more challenges if abortion pill limited by Texas judge

By: Shalina Chatlani - March 2, 2023

JACKSON, MISS. — The Pink House — otherwise known as Jackson Women’s Health Organization — was the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the federal right to abortion in June. Today, the clinic, the only abortion clinic to serve Mississippi and the greater area for years, is shuttered. On a hot day […]

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