Economic Changes Hurt The Bottom Line For Rural Ga. Hospitals by Andy Miller. Kaiser Health News. March 27, 2013.
In many ways the state of rural Georgia hospitals reflects the economic conditions of rural people. With high unemployment and no or high-deductible insurance, they often cannot pay for services. Medicaid helps some but hospitals find the reimbursement rate is inadequate. The article tells a tale of service cuts and closures and places Georgia's plight into the grim context of rural healthcare nationwide.
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