Dive Brief: HHS on Thursday released a plan to enhance rural healthcare services as the pandemic continues to highlight the steep healthcare barriers these regions face. But the plan falls short of the complete overhaul some experts say the problem requires, and a fair amount of the projects and directives it includes are already in place.… Read More »
Wheeler County, Oregon boasts a fairly unusual distinction: It has more square miles (1,717) than residents (1,354). But it is like many rural regions in its struggle to provide residents with medical care. “There’s no doctor in the county. No psychiatrist. No dentist,” says Joy Anderson, who runs a community health center in the county… Read More »
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal appeared on the WAMU radio program “1A” to discuss the issue of community hospitals merging with larger, corporate systems and what that means for communities around the country. Rosenthal is the author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.” Related Topics Health Industry… Read More »
Dive Brief: The American Hospital Association on Monday released a roadmap aimed at alleviating pressures on rural hospitals and increasing access to affordable, high-quality care in the communities they serve. While rural hospitals struggle with low patient volumes and geographic isolation, they also face economic uncertainties, growing regulatory burden and the opioid crisis. Recommendations include updating… Read More »
Some lucky family physicians have seen this firsthand — that “ah ha” moment when a medical student who’s been raised in a city or its suburbs first feels the pull of practicing medicine in a rural community after spending a little time in one. A study published in the latest issue of the The Journal… Read More »