Minimum Distance Requirements Could Harm High-Performing CAHs and Rural Communities
Date
04/2015
Journal
Health Affairs
Description
Compares the effect of location on critical access hospitals' size, quality of care, and financial strength. Discusses implications of minimum distance requirements on critical access hospitals.
Center
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice, George Pink, Mark Holmes