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10 Things to Know About Rural Hospitals

Description
Presents information and data on rural hospitals and rural hospital finances. Compares insurance coverage of discharges and births, margins, and the impact of Medicaid expansion by hospitals' rural and urban location. Includes information on rural hospital closures and Medicare special payment designations for rural hospitals. Discusses the potential impacts of recent federal spending proposals on rural hospitals.
Author(s)
Scott Hulver, Zachary Levinson, Jamie Godwin, Tricia Neuman
Date
04/2025
Organization
KFF
Tagged as
Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Sole Community Hospitals · Statistics and data

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