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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Monday, October 25, 2021
Dear John,
A paper in the October issue focuses on access to inpatient services
after hospital mergers in rural areas.
Impacts Of Hospital Mergers In Rural Areas
In the most recent issue of Health Affairs, Rachel Mosher Henke and
coauthors examine the influence of rural hospital mergers
on services offered and inpatient use.
From the pre period to one year postmerger, the percentage of hospitals
providing maternal/neonatal services and surgical services decreased by
6.7 percentage points more and 5.0 percentage points more, respectively,
for merged hospitals than for comparison hospitals.
Merged hospitals in rural areas also showed reductions in the volume of
mental/substance use disorder stays, whereas hospitals that remained
unaffiliated showed increased volumes. Â
"Although mergers might salvage hospitals' sustainability, they do
not necessarily mean that all service lines are retained," the authors
conclude.
For all Health Affairs' rural health content, visit our website
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Today on Health Affairs Blog, Julia Raifman and coauthors report that in
Census Household Pulse Survey data, individuals without paid sick leave
were disproportionately low income and more likely to report food
insufficiency.
Priyanka Desai and coauthors discuss how the Maryland Statewide
Prevention and Reduction Collaborative for COVID-19 created a virtual
forum
for staff at acute care hospitals.
Sara Rosenbaum and Morgan Handley consider using the Texas uncompensated
care pool
demo as an example and offer a reform agenda to make sure that Section
1115 demos further Medicaid's purposes, not undermine them.
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Access To Obstetric, Behavioral Health, And Surgical Inpatient Services
After Hospital Mergers In Rural Areas
Rachel Mosher Henke et al.
Paid Leave Policies Can Help Keep Businesses Open And Food On Workers'
Tables
Julia R. Raifman et al.
How to Support Hospitals During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from
Maryland
Priyanka J. Desai et al.
Texas Medicaid Uncompensated Care Pool Demo Shows Urgency Of
Congressional, Regulatory Reform
Sara Rosenbaum and Morgan Handley
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