title: Critically acclaimed. Critical-access designation, other federal programs are helping rural hospitals improve and expand their services, not just survive.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States