Medicare Advantage in Rural Areas: Implications for Hospital Sustainability

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Explores the relationship between Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration levels in rural areas and acute care hospital financial distress and closure between 2008 and 2019. Analyzes data from Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases from 14 states to describe rural acute care hospitals with low and high MA penetration.

Rachel Mosher Henke, Kathryn R. Fingar, Lan Liang, H. Joanna Jiang

American Journal of Managed Care, 29(11), 594–600

11/2023

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Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health insurance · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models