Integrating Rural into the New Reality of Healthcare
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Description
Discusses service consolidations implemented by healthcare
systems to control costs, and examines the resulting cuts
to rural healthcare services, especially in Minnesota. Offers recommendations to
help policymakers respond to the negative effects of
healthcare acquisitions and mergers on healthcare access in
rural communities. Includes rural/urban comparisons on
profit margins for hospitals, patient demographics, miles
traveled for inpatient and outpatient services, and more.
Author(s)
Kelly Asche, Marnie Werner
Date
05/2020
Type
Document
Organization
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Tagged as
Access · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Minnesota