Medicare Public Option Could Put 55% of Rural Hospitals at High Risk of Closure, Analysis Finds

The Navigant Consulting analysis, supported by the Partnership for America’s Healthcare Future, found that a public option could put up to 55 percent of U.S. rural hospitals, or 1,037 hospitals in 46 states, at “high risk of closure.”

The finding was based on Navigant’s study of various public option scenarios on the revenue of nearly 1,900 critical access and short-term acute care hospitals in rural areas.

Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/medicare-public-option-could-put-55-of-rural-hospitals-at-high-risk-of-closure-analysis-finds.html