Executive Briefings | April 25, 2019
Can A New Reimbursement Model Stabilize Rural Hospitals?
Rural health care—or at least the closure of hospitals in rural areas—has gotten a lot of attention. Rural hospital closures more than doubled between 2013 through 2017, from 31 to 64 closures (see 64 Rural Hospitals Close In Past Five Years). Delivering health care services to isolated populations across broad geographies has always been a logistical challenge. And, getting a critical mass of consumers and driving distances to do home-based care is a financial challenge—with . . .