CRS Report for Congress: Rural Hospitals
Author: Merlis, Mark
Date Published: 1989
Report that examines financial pressures faced by rural hospitals. It provides basic information about the number and characteristics of rural hospitals, and reviews what is known about the causes and impact of the rural hospital closures that have occurred to date and examines the financial condition of rural hospitals in general. Possible reasons for rural hospitals' financial problems are investigated, along with some of the policy options for relieving those problems.
Date Published: 1989
Report that examines financial pressures faced by rural hospitals. It provides basic information about the number and characteristics of rural hospitals, and reviews what is known about the causes and impact of the rural hospital closures that have occurred to date and examines the financial condition of rural hospitals in general. Possible reasons for rural hospitals' financial problems are investigated, along with some of the policy options for relieving those problems.
