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Are We Seeing Evidence of Continuing the Medicare Programs for Rural Hospitals?

Hospitals have a lot to complain about right now, labor shortages and rising prices for supplies. They're coming to Washington asking for more relief, but at some point somebody's got to start asking about what's happening with their patients. The latest in our KHN series on medical debt found that some of the markets with the most patient debt also have some of the most profitable hospitals. At the top of that list is the Dallas Fort Worth area, which averages more patients with debt and patients with larger amounts owed.

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