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Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that’s a huge problem
by Sarah Jane Tribble October 17, 2023Enlarge this image Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. Hospital leaders say that Medicare Advantage pays slowly…
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Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies
by Blake Farmer August 16, 2022Enlarge this image Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some…
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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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Hospital Finances Improve After Medicaid Expansion, But At Whose Expense?
by Phil Galewitz March 26, 2019Enlarge this image The uncompensated care costs among Colorado hospitals dropped by more than 60 percent after the state expanded Medicaid coverage…
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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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Can A Community Hospital Stick To Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit?
by Steven Findlay July 19, 2018Enlarge this image Proponents of hospital mergers say the change can help struggling nonprofit hospitals “thrive,” with an infusion of cash to…
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Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Face Tough Decisions On Questionable Billing Schemes
by Bram Sable-Smith July 3, 2018Enlarge this image Struggling to stay afloat, a rural hospital in Missouri took a chance on new managers. Dan Margolies/KCUR hide caption…