Rural hospitals across the United States are currently grappling with a severe and precarious financial situation. Over the past decade, more than 100 rural hospitals have shut their doors, leaving vulnerable communities without vital healthcare access. Alarmingly, these healthcare losses appear far from over, as an...
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According to a new study by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR), over 40% of rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closing in the near future. For many small communities, rural hospitals are the lone provider of all healthcare services in their areas. If these hospitals shutter, millions of Americans...
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You may have seen the article this weekend in the Omaha World-Herald about the status of rural health care. If you haven’t, you can find it here. Certainly some of the names and locations mentioned in the article hit close to home, and many are longtime, good customers of Cassling. But I’m personally disappointed that the...
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