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Or there’s just not enough volume in rural hospitals and reimbursement rates have to be higher than in denser areas to break even.
by dd36 7y ago
Or there’s just not enough volume in rural hospitals and reimbursement rates have to be higher than in denser areas to break even.
- 0xB31B1B 7y agoThat’s not the issue, the issue is that rural areas are also much older on average and have a much higher proportion of patients on Medicare.
- bwb 7y agoCould easily be both too, doesn't have to be just one. Not to mention many other things happening in rural issues that might be driving issues. Long live nuance.