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.
Proposed 2027 Medicare Critical Access Hospital reimbursement cuts threaten cost-plus payment protections for Vermont
Federal Medicare reimbursement changes hitting Critical Access Hospitals in 2027 will land hardest on Kanawha County
Pennington County SD has zero Critical Access Hospitals — but 2027 CAH reimbursement cuts still threaten Monument Health and the region
Kanawha County, WV has 4 hospitals but only 1 with an overall CMS rating — and it
Knox County, KY has exactly one hospital left: Knox County Hospital in Barbourville, a Critical Access facility with no published star rating. Here
Hinds County, MS has 6 hospitals — but two rate just 1 star and the surrounding rural counties have zero. Here
Federal 2027 Critical Access Hospital reimbursement cuts threaten rural Vermont seniors on fixed income. What Chittenden County
Critical Access Hospital Medicare reimbursement cuts 2027 will hit Hinds County MS caregivers hard. Two of Jackson
Federal reimbursement cuts to Critical Access Hospitals in 2027 hit dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries hardest. Here
Proposed 2027 Critical Access Hospital reimbursement cuts threaten healthcare access for disability Medicare seniors in Pennington County, SD. Here
Proposed 2027 Medicare CAH reimbursement cuts threaten hospital access for Cass County, ND seniors with COPD. Here
Proposed 2027 Medicare reimbursement cuts to Critical Access Hospitals threaten care for 4.4 million rural diabetic seniors. 136 rural hospitals alrea...
Medicare coverage for rural America. Hospital closures, pharmacy deserts, telehealth access, and plan choices when there are almost none.
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