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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Rural hospitals rely on Medicaid funding to keep their doors open even as they deliver most of the health care services for people living in the communities they serve, including long-term care and ...

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

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

Across the U.S., maternity services at hospitals, particularly in rural areas, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the last five years, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed or are planning ...