Financial toxicity describes the financial burden and distress that can arise for patients, and
their family members, as a result of cancer treatment. It includes direct out-of-pocket costs for …

Background: Improving the quality of hospital care is an important policy objective. Hospitals
operate under pressure to contain costs and might face challenges related to financial …

Financial distress among rural hospitals in the US has increased in recent years. Using
national hospital data, we investigated how the decline in profitability has affected hospital …

Policy Points Policymakers should invest in programs to support rural health systems, with a
more targeted focus on spatial accessibility and racial and ethnic equity, not only total supply …

Despite rural hospitals' central role in their communities, they are increasingly in financial
distress and may merge with other hospitals or health systems, potentially reducing service …

A key issue facing the United States is how to structure rural health care delivery. In research
and policy discussions of this challenge, a core focus has been the appropriate role for rural …

Abstract The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides annual reports of
costs, charges, utilization, payment, penalty, payroll, and general institutional characteristics …

Importance The increase in rural hospital closures has strained access to inpatient care in
rural communities. It is important to understand the association between hospital system …

Critical access hospitals are important providers of care for rural and other underserved
communities, but they face staffing and quality challenges while operating with low margins …

Background Many US hospitals are classified as nonprofits and receive tax-exempt status
partially in exchange for providing benefits to the community. Proof of compliance is …