Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years.

Hospitals 103

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Health Care Reform 103

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

has some of the world’s leading medical facilities and research institutions, and the ability to deliver the highest available quality of care, it ranks last among rich nations in providing equitable, accessible, affordable, and high-quality health care. America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage.

COVID-19 157

COVID-19 Public Health ACA Health Insurance 157

Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2023

The latest round of rules and legislation comes as the ACA — passed in 2010 — is now cemented in the system. The real fight comes down to defining “short-term,” said John McDonough, a professor of public health practice at the Harvard T.H.

ACA 82

ACA Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 82