More than 120 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2020, a 12% reduction in the # of rural obstetric units in the U.S., and an average of 2 closures per month. State-by-state counts, casues and solutions are in this report: https://t.co/c60NB8a0OO
Over 100 #ruralhospitals stopped delivering babies in the past 5 years - 2 closures per month on average. Most #rural communities no longer have #maternitycare. Why? #Medicaid & commercial health plans aren’t paying enough to cover the cost. #ruralhealth https://t.co/c60NB8a0OO
@medpagetoday explains why #ruralhospitals and #rural#maternity care units are closing, and why the "Rural Emergency Hospital" program isn't a solution. Private insurance plans need to pay adequately for #ruralhealth services. https://t.co/Drwa8FPSNB @joycefr
Why are so many #ruralhospitals closing? And what should be done to preserve access to #rural#healthcare services? The real causes of the problem and the solutions needed are explained in this article and webinar from @PennLDI https://t.co/OjQLmeb5hN #ruralhealth
Policymakers have tried many payment approaches to stabilize the finances of rural hospitals & bolster patient access to health care in rural areas, but challenges persist.
Join us April 19 for our virtual panel discussion on improving rural health care.
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Maternal & infant mortality will continue to increase if we allow more #rural communities to lose #maternitycare services. Private health plans & #Medicaid programs need to pay #ruralhospitals enough to attract & retain OB physicians, OB nurses, & midwives in #rural areas.
More than half of rural hospitals in the US no longer offer birthing services. @SammyAnderer reports on solutions for the rural maternity care crisis. https://t.co/kSASBhhgCp #MedicalNews
Packed house at the #ACCCVSummit and started with a bang with a fantastic opening plenary by @HaroldDMiller@PaymentReform on flipping the script on quality patient care and how care should be paid for in the future.
There is a growing crisis in #rural#maternity care. Immediate actions are needed to address the serious workforce and payment challenges facing small #ruralhospitals that deliver #maternitycare. The causes and solutions are described in this new report: https://t.co/c60NB8a0OO
Medicare Advantage plans are a private alternative to traditional Medicare and are often cheaper and promise better benefits.
But the CEOs of some rural hospital systems say it routinely denies reimbursements for necessary care.
@SamBrocknbc reports: https://t.co/uP2gq5dQ8d
Many #ruralhospitals in Kentucky and other states are at risk of closing. @KET explains the reasons why and what needs to be done to preserve access to essential #healthcare services in #rural communities. https://t.co/JPfGvTYtB4 @SaveRuralHospitals @PaymentReform
Patients, physicians, and hospitals are being harmed by inadequate payments and claims denials by Medicare Advantage plans. Congress & @CMSGov need to fix this before more small #ruralhospitals are forced to close. https://t.co/NzoAEATvWf
A #ruralhospital shouldn't have to beg for donations to avoid closing when the problem is caused by health insurance companies paying less than it costs to deliver essential services in #rural communities.
https://t.co/rdtV66cOVE @KristinaMFiore@medpagetoday@Save_RuralHosps
Hundreds of small #rural communities across the US could soon be facing what Berwick PA has faced as more #ruralhospitals are being forced to close. @kmamula1 & the @PittsburghPG describe the impacts here: https://t.co/JDtHjuUhbX and here https://t.co/IW6kcGaqSw #ruralhealth
Medicare Advantage plans are making it more likely that #ruralhospitals will close. It won't do seniors much good to have zero-premium insurance if there's nowhere to use it. #ruralhealth#rural https://t.co/g6J8UeBPrx @arielle_amara@axios
Thanks to
@ChrisRongey
, @AmyMarxkors , &
@kmoxnews
for raising awareness that many #ruralhospitals in Missouri could be forced to close due to inadequate payments from health insurance plans. Get more information about the problem & solutions at https://t.co/4zrzyNourr #rural
True value-based care will only be possible when all the expensive, meddling middlemen are gone, so physicians can deliver the care patients need & be paid adequately by the true purchasers of healthcare (both employers and patients). #VBHC https://t.co/VQ1CBDYqF0 @lizzymitch2