Thus, closure eliminated low-price hospital options from rural markets. Overall, our findings suggest that hospital closure can have a meaningful impact on commercial prices. Policies targeting ...

Pheonix Rural Health signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Jellico to oversee their hospital that had shut ...

The closing of rural hospitals results in "significantly" fewer hospitalizations for residents in nearby nursing homes.

Nearly one-third of rural hospitals across the United States are at risk of closure due to financial instability. According to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform ...

Strategic, bipartisan policy solutions are urgently needed to keep rural hospitals open, says this provider CEO and COO. Editor's note: Martha Henley is the COO of Java Medical Group and CEO of ...

Giving birth in Georgia is riskier than it should be. Why maternal mortality is rising — and what you can do about it.

With proposed payer policy changes anticipated in 2025 under the Trump Administration, the evolving landscape of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement is poised to reshape rural healthcare delivery in ...

Hospital closures, specifically in rural and underserved areas, have become a growing concern among many healthcare leaders, as they drive up costs and patient demand for other area facilities while ...

There’s a bipartisan bill at the federal level that could give hospitals the shot in the arm they need to survive.

Alabama’s newest congressman estimates that six more rural hospitals could close in his district in the coming years.