Opinion: Rural health care needs moonshot to reverse downward trajectory

In many rural communities across Texas, the health care delivery systems are on life-support or nonexistent — leaving too many Texans vulnerable with limited or no access to care. In a state as resourceful as Texas, this is unacceptable. Currently, 170 of the 254 counties in Texas are rural with nearly 20 percent of the state’s population — or more than 3 million people - still residing in what can be considered “rural” areas.