Rural Hospital Closures Tracking Tool Shows Impact In States Reluctant For hospitals, it’s increasingly difficult to stay in business — even more so in states that didn't expand medicaid, a new analysis finds. A new study finds that about half the closures that occurred in states that did not expand medicaid could have been prevented if they did expand medicaid. stat: in states that didn't expand medicaid, hospital closures have spiked in recent years obamacare’s medicaid expansion has created a.
Hospital Closures Due To Failure To Expand Medicaid States that expanded medicaid saw rural hospital closures drop to close to zero, while non expansion states experienced continued spikes. my research shows that roughly 80% of rural hospitals that closed since the affordable care act have been in republican states that failed to expand medicaid. Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded medicaid under the affordable care act are stuck in a health care insurance limbo known as a “coverage gap,” a new analysis has found. Bottom line the proposed medicaid cuts could fundamentally reshape the american healthcare system—especially in rural communities already hanging by a thread. with millions at risk of losing coverage and hundreds of hospitals facing closure, the battle over this bill will define healthcare policy for years to come. Across all the states that expanded medicaid enrollment, 190 rural inpatient hospitals are at "immediate risk of closure" already, meaning medicaid cuts would likely see these facilities shut down.
Medicaid Expansion And Rural Hospital Closures Families Usa Bottom line the proposed medicaid cuts could fundamentally reshape the american healthcare system—especially in rural communities already hanging by a thread. with millions at risk of losing coverage and hundreds of hospitals facing closure, the battle over this bill will define healthcare policy for years to come. Across all the states that expanded medicaid enrollment, 190 rural inpatient hospitals are at "immediate risk of closure" already, meaning medicaid cuts would likely see these facilities shut down. Some of the top u.s. hospitals in states that failed to expand medicaid are closing their doors or laying off employees, leaving remaining hospitals with less staff and patients with less. Six findings: 1. seventy four percent of rural closures between 2010 and 2021 occurred in states where medicaid expansion was not in place or had been so for less than a year. 2.
In States That Didn T Expand Medicaid Hospital Closures Have Spiked Some of the top u.s. hospitals in states that failed to expand medicaid are closing their doors or laying off employees, leaving remaining hospitals with less staff and patients with less. Six findings: 1. seventy four percent of rural closures between 2010 and 2021 occurred in states where medicaid expansion was not in place or had been so for less than a year. 2.