Health Care Debates Put Rural Health at Risk

08 Nov Health Care Debates Put Rural Health at Risk

Debates on the federal level about health care legislation place rural health care in jeopardy.

Most of the Republican replacement proposals for Obamacare envisioned reduced or capped Medicaid spending at the federal level, which most analysts say would hit rural hospitals hard.

However, “we’re not breathing a sigh of relief — we’re very concerned that there still remains an appetite to do something with the Affordable Care Act,” said Michael Topchik, senior vice president of iVantage Health Analytics and director of the Chartis Center for Rural Health.