title: Rural hospitals still traveling a bumpy road.
abstract: Now that Congress has begun approving higher reimbursement for rural hospitals, have the facilities seen their fortunes change? Yes and no. Some payment gains have been offset by other payment cuts, and many long-time problems continue to linger. But rurals are finding fiscal strength in system affiliations and creative operating strategies.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lutz
mesh_terms: D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006761:Hospitals; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States