Enlarge this image Osteopathic physician Kevin de Regnier of Winterset, Iowa, checks Chris Bourne, who came in for an adjustment of his…
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Rural grocery stores are dying. Here’s how some small towns are trying to save them
by Aaron Bonderson April 19, 2023Enlarge this image Students help run the Circle C Market in rural Cody, Neb., as part of classwork. As rural areas struggle…
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Richer Medicare Payments For Rural Hospitals Could Come At Urban Centers’ Expense
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 31, 2019Enlarge this image A proposed change in a formula for Medicare payments could help rural hospitals but would mean less money for…
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Economic Ripples: Hospital Closure Hurts A Town’s Ability To Attract Retirees
by Blake Farmer April 7, 2019Enlarge this image Before it closed March 1, the 25-bed Columbia River Hospital, in Celina, Tenn., served the town of 1,500 residents.…
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How Helping Patients Get Good Care At Home Helps Rural Hospitals Survive
by Blake Farmer December 23, 2018Enlarge this image Charlotte Potts, who has a history of heart problems, lives within sight of Livingston Regional Hospital. After a recent…
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A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch October 28, 2018Enlarge this image Downtown Everett, Wash., the seat of Snohomish County. The county has declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency and…
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How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids
by Kirk Siegler October 23, 2018Enlarge this image Houses in Grand Junction, Colo., are shadowed by the mesas of the nearby Colorado National Monument. After seven teen…