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Payer
'Worse Than People Can Imagine': Medicaid 'Unwinding' Breeds Chaos in States
The process of reviewing all recipients' eligibility has been anything but smooth for many Medicaid enrollees.
Clinical Care
Medical School on Cherokee Reservation Will Soon Send Doctors to Tribal, Rural Areas
Rural residents make up about 14% of the U.S. population but fewer than 5% of incoming medical students.
Strategy
Stakeholders Gird for Battle, as Congress Mulls Lifting Ban on Doc-Owned Hospitals
Physician-advocates say that lifting the ban would provide a counterwight to the ongoing consolidation of traditional hospitals.
Innovation
What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Healthcare in Rural America
Dollar General's pilot mobile clinic program has been touted by company officials, rural health experts, and analysts as a model...
Nursing
7 Must-Read Stories for CNOs
HealthLeaders' most popular stories for nurse executives for Q3 2023 range from big data and staffing ratios to robotic nurses.
Marketing
These Appalachia Hospitals Made Big Promises to Gain a Monopoly. They're Failing to Deliver.
Ballad has not met many of the quality benchmarks nor provided much of the charity.
Strategy
Executive Moves: There's No Plan B For Cheshire County, CEO Says
The CEO of Cheshire Medical Center in New Hampshire shares plans on getting his hospital out of the red and...
Payer
How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they're on their own
Nearly 75% of people who have lost Medicaid coverage since states began the unwinding process this year were disenrolled for...
Telehealth
CHS, Mindoula Partnership Integrates Virtual Mental Healthcare in Primary Care Venues
Maryland-based Mindoula has a footprint in 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Nursing
Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges
Despite the advantages of NPs in rural areas, barriers to practice remain.
Finance
Video: HealthLeaders Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap, HealthLeaders' video series, brings you a quick look at what we're covering around the healthcare industry.
Technology
Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers
What will it take? Rural health executives share their solutions to healthcare desert challenges.