Medical Economics April 3, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Rural communities experience higher mortality rates and chronic diseases, necessitating urgent interventions to address healthcare disparities.
- Hospital closures and a shortage of healthcare professionals exacerbate rural health challenges, requiring targeted solutions.
- A one-size-fits-all approach is ineffective due to the diverse characteristics of rural communities.
- Recommendations include increased investment in healthcare infrastructure, policy changes, and educational initiatives to improve rural healthcare access.
New position paper analyzes rural disparities and the policies, financial incentives and technology that would help.
Population health and health care is lacking in rural areas of the United States, and it will take a group effort to correct those disparities, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP).
The College’s Committees on Health and...
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