Lawmakers should act to protect some rural hospitals from closing - STAT

Lawmakers should act to protect some rural hospitals from closing - STAT

1 in 5 rural hospitals are at risk of imminent closure. Lawmakers could help some stay open

By DAVE MOSLEY

GERRY BROOME/AP

An estimated 21 percent of rural hospitals — 430 hospitals in 43 states — are at high risk of imminent closure. The REACH Act could help some stay open.

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