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When the hospital tried to bill her for more than what she'd been quoted, Tiffany Qiu refused to pay the extra amount and the bill went to collections. She still didn't back down. (Image credit: Shelby Knowles for KHN)

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy. (Image credit: Erica Seryhm Lee for NPR)

Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)

The judge said he was "left with no choice" but to impose a countywide curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. He noted El Paso County has seen a 160% increase in its positivity rate in the last three weeks. (Image credit: Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images)

The state saw more than 8,000 new cases last week. Gov. Jared Polis has enacted a mask mandate and limited social gatherings but has encountered pushback. (Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP)

The trial studied the efficacy of bamlanivimab and remdesivir on hospitalized COVID-19 patients - the same therapies given to President Trump. But researchers say people showed no marked improvement. (Image credit: David Morrison/AP)

Texans Monty Awbrey and Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, talk about how the pandemic has affected the issues of immigration and security in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A pastor from California is touring the country to urge evangelical congregations to defy state and local COVID-19 public health rules. He hopes to force a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Nathan Onibudo student representative to the Fairfax County, Va., school board, about the school year and the pandemic.

The "No Home Birth" policy was created to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates. But critics say it makes giving birth expensive and complicated — especially during the coronavirus crisis. (Image credit: Xyza Cruz Bacani For NPR)

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner about where health care policy stands today.

Amid a second wave of coronavirus infections, many European countries are introducing curfews and lockdowns. (Image credit: Michel Euler/AP)

The U.S. is heading into its third coronavirus spike since the start of the pandemic, with rural communities in the Midwest bearing the brunt of this latest surge in infections.

Cell phone data shows that contract workers who work at multiple nursing homes helped transmit the coronavirus between facilities.

Eviction bans were supposed to keep tenants in their homes amid the pandemic. But an investigation found landlords pressured tenants, especially immigrant workers, to move out when they couldn't pay.

President Andrzej Duda, who says he's experiencing no symptoms, will self-isolate. Duda has apologized to those he came into contact with, who will also need to go into quarantine. (Image credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Most of the federal contracts with companies involved in the crash program to make COVID-19 vaccines haven't been made public. The lack of disclosure raises questions about accountability. (Image credit: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

The study is based on some assumptions under different scenarios. It suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February. (Image credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Answers to your COVID-19 questions about how to handle Halloween trick-or-treaters, whether it's safe to eat in a restaurant's outdoor bubble and if you can be infected through your ear canal. (Image credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

As colleges across the country see rising coronavirus rates, many campuses have gone into lockdown. Are these lockdowns effective at stopping the spread of the virus?

What considerations should you be thinking about as you plan holiday travel during the coronavirus pandemic?

Two medical students looked for infection spikes in towns that hosted Trump rallies. The data isn't as clear cut as many might like.

A panel of doctor and scientists raised questions about the expedited regulatory path the Food and Drug Administration is considering for COVID-19 vaccines. (Image credit: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Rachel Martin speaks with former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan about this week's FDA advisory panel on COVID-19 vaccine research. (Image credit: Mannie Garcia/Reuters)

As COVID-19 cases increase, many rural communities, places which were largely spared during the early months of the pandemic, are now contending with a spike in infections and hospitalizations. (Image credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Europe has been battling rising COVID-19 case counts, setting a record last week for new cases reported. Spain and France surpassed the one million case mark within hours of each other. (Image credit: Lewis Joly/AP)

Here are the positions of the two candidates on issues ranging from the Mexico City policy (involving abortion services) to refugees to membership in the World Health Organization. (Image credit: Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)

In Wisconsin, rising coronavirus cases are putting pressure on hospitals. As a result, the state has opened a field hospital at the State Fair Grounds to help handle the overflow.

An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration will hear the agency's plans for approving a coronavirus vaccine and provide advice for modifying them if necessary.

At a series of listening sessions, participants voiced worries that the development of a COVID-19 vaccine is being politicized and rushed. Public health experts are taking vaccine hesitancy seriously. (Image credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

NPR's Tonya Mosley talks with Brian Morgenstern, the White House deputy press secretary, about relief bill negotiations and the ongoing pandemic.

Experimental medicines have the potential to help people with COVID-19 avoid hospitalization. The scarce supply of the treatments would have to be rationed, if regulators OK their use. (Image credit: David Morrison/AP)