nursing homes
Financial Instability Threatens Nursing Homes across South Dakota
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Perhaps it is time to consider the costs we all bear from for-profit corporations in the nursing home field.
hospital closings
Rural Hospitals and Medicaid’s Trick Bag
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Since 2010, more than 90 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. While closure rates tend to be higher in states that have failed to expand Medicaid, a broader challenge facing these hospitals is the low margins that Medicaid payments provide.
hospital closings
Rural Hospitals Face Growing Financial Trouble, Says Moody’s
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Though many urban hospitals are doing well financially, the nation’s rural hospitals are not—to the peril of rural people and places.
Rural
Hospitality Houses Packed as Rural Hospital Closings Take Families far from Home
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The nation’s healthcare insurance battle leads to significant closure of rural hospitals. The Hospitality House of Tulsa says that the number of families it serves has more than doubled in the past year, as Oklahoma’s rural hospital system faces a crisis of its own.
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Hospitals Acting Like Big Business by Wooing Bond Investors
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Large nonprofit hospitals are adopting the corporate tactic of courting investors in hope of more financing at better rates, leading to investor demands for more transparency.
Nonprofit News
Georgia Debates Offering Tax Credits for Philanthropic Support of Rural Healthcare
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Georgia’s legislature moves to boost philanthropic support for rural healthcare in an effort to preserve access to services.
hospital closings
Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Flickering Lights of the U.S. Rural Hospital
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As the rural healthcare system slowly erodes, the aftermath leaves permanent gaps for local services in the small communities left behind.
Uncategorised
New Study: Many Hospital Closings May Have Little Effect on Local Health
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Last week, a report published by the Journal for Health Affairs challenged the assertion that patient health is significantly compromised when hospitals close.
Uncategorised
Rural Hospitals Serving as Economic Anchors—If They Can Financially Survive
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Hospitals in rural communities can be important economic anchors, but unless they get the economic boost that comes from expanded Medicaid, they could become uncompetitive and financially troubled.