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In rural America, the continuous threat to rural hospitals and health care disparities demand immediate attention and action, including increased funding, physician incentives, and support for rural communities. ....
0:52 Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is pushing to get rural hospitals more help, by partnering with Oklahoma Senator James Lankford to sponsor the the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act. It would update Medicaid s and Medicare s Critical Access Hospital Designation, allowing more hospitals to qualify for higher payments. class= wysiwyg-break drupal-content src= /sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif title= >Durbin is also sponsoring another bill which would increase the amount that Doctors would be reimbursed for student debt, if they agree to move to a rural area. The new ceiling would rise to 200-thousand dollars over five years, up from the current 50-thousand dollars. ....
The COVID-19 pandemic is surging to fatal new highs and compounding the strains facing Illinoisâ rural hospitals. Across our state, hospitals and their health professionals â from the physicians and nurses, to the custodial and intake staff â are doing incredible work and deserve our gratitude. So why hasnât the Senate acted to prepare them better for this moment? If you look across downstate Illinois, rural hospitals are the backbone of our communities. When it can often take hours to drive to access the best medical care, rural hospitals are essential. They also drive the local economy and often are the largest employers in the region. ....