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The question is how to provide healthcare for rural communities, these hospitals are it. The citizens often can't afford the healthcare, can't afford to go to a
by saboot 7y ago
The question is how to provide healthcare for rural communities, these hospitals are it. The citizens often can't afford the healthcare, can't afford to go to a doctor until it's an emergency, and now with many of these closures they can't even get that.
The easiest answer for many states is to expand Medicaid to cover a larger share of the low income population which can bring revenue to the hospitals with visits etc, but that seems to be very difficult politics for some individuals.
- ryguytilidie 7y ago>that seems to be very difficult politics for some individuals. Well, the frustrating thing is that those who are suffering essentially advocated for these policies that make them suffer and then just blame Obama and praise lord Trump for "getting things back on track" while their hospitals close.
- adrr 7y agoThe example given in the article was in New Mexico which is a state that expanded medicaid. The labor participation in that county is 30% with 14% of working age people on disability. There aren't jobs in the county. Sante Fe on the other hand has 70% labor participation. Moving people to areas that have higher economic advantages and jobs is a long term fix. On other solutions are just bandaids and doesn't solve the underlying economic issues.
- mymythisisthis 7y agoThis is the least mobile generation, few people more around. We need to make it easier for people to move around.