The Rural Desk
Earl Jackson — Rural Bureau Chief, Clarksburg, WV
Medicare coverage for rural America. Hospital closures, pharmacy deserts, telehealth access, and plan choices when there are almost none.
Earl Jackson — Rural Bureau Chief, Clarksburg, WV
Medicare coverage for rural America. Hospital closures, pharmacy deserts, telehealth access, and plan choices when there are almost none.
Federal Medicare reimbursement cuts proposed for 2027 could squeeze Vermont
Proposed 2027 Medicare reimbursement cuts to Critical Access Hospitals threaten dual-eligible seniors in Kanawha County, WV. Real numbers, real impact, real action steps from the Rural Desk.
Proposed 2027 Medicare reimbursement cuts to Critical Access Hospitals will hit Pennington County, SD hard. If you
Knox County, KY has only 1 Critical Access Hospital serving 29,794 residents — and 36.1% of seniors have lost ALL their teeth, a sign of catastrophic healthcare access failure. Here
If a rural hospital closes near you in Kanawha County, WV, your Medicare coverage changes in ways nobody warned you about. Here
136 rural hospitals have closed since 2010. Hinds County, MS has 6 hospitals left — but only one VA facility and two hospitals rated 1 star. Here