CDC data shows rate rose 3% last year but experts say they are not sure why statistic that has been falling should have risen sharply
CDC data shows rate rose 3% last year but experts say they are not sure why statistic that has been falling should have risen sharply
That and the way that funding for rural hospitals has been declining for decades and more and more rural hospitals are closing. This could be avoided by a bipartisan bill to change the way in which medicaid/medicare payment rates are determined. However, insurance companies, and the far right, are, of course, working against this.