Kansas' unrivaled rural hospital crisis: 58% at risk of closing, 82% lost money on patient care

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector December 12, 2023 TOPEKA — Financial weaknesses at four of every five rural Kansas hospitals provide leverage to Medicaid expansion advocates who are eager for the infusion of $680 million annually in new government investment into the state’s health care system. The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says…

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