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Rural hospitals and clinics across the U.S., including in Oregon, face economic headwinds as they struggle to meet the medical needs of people who live in remote regions with limited choices for care. Last August, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City cited financial problems in shutting down its birth center in eastern Oregon. It […] The post Senate panel, led by Wyden, focuses on rural hospital finances and closures appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
(The Center Square) — Congressional leaders singled out workforce shortages and low reimbursement rates as the reason why rural health care access is in decline nationally.
In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of people.
In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide. In 2022, Ryerse’s South Lincoln Medical Center...