Availability of Rural Hospitals Providing Inpatient Maternity Care in Medicaid
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Description
Examines the availability of hospitals offering inpatient maternity care in rural areas to Medicaid enrollees. Describes the median drive time between rural hospitals and the next closest in-state hospital that provides inpatient maternity care to Medicaid enrollees by state. Includes data on the number of urban and rural hospitals providing these services in each state in 2023.
Author(s)
Rhiannon Euhus, Brittni Frederiksen, Alice Burns
Date
08/2026
Organization
KFF
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· Hospitals
· Maternal health and prenatal care
· Medicaid
· State-by-state data
· State-by-state