Medicare payments may be slashed between $6 and $60 billion over the next 10 years as part of proposed spending cuts from Congress. This means, with higher percentages of retirees living in rural areas, rural hospitals may be disproportionately affected, the Center for Rural Affairs reports.
Forty percent of payments to rural critical access hospitals come from Medicare, while only 32 percent of urban facilities' payments come from the program. (Read more) To see the National Rural Health Association's summary of the proposed cuts, click here.
Forty percent of payments to rural critical access hospitals come from Medicare, while only 32 percent of urban facilities' payments come from the program. (Read more) To see the National Rural Health Association's summary of the proposed cuts, click here.
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