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The New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Program: Will It Improve Access to Care for Rural Americans?

Description
Discusses rural hospital closures and the potential impact of the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation. Provides U.S. maps showing Medicaid Expansion states and rural hospital closures as well as data specific to REHs in Texas.
Author(s)
Suzanne B. Daly, Wei You, Elizabeth I. Merwin
Citation
Journal of Rural Health, 41(4)
Date
10/2025
Tagged as
Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health reform · Medicaid · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Statistics and data · Texas