title: Health care accessibility for chronic illness management and end-of-life care: a view from rural America.
abstract: Nearly $2 trillion is spent annually in the U.S. treating chronic illness--yet accessibility to quality health care services in rural communities for the chronically ill and dying remains problematic. Unique barriers present special challenges to a meaningful discussion of and subsequent strategies for addressing these issues in the context of increasingly scarce resources.
authors.affiliation: Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Artnak
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McGraw
authors.forename: Vayden F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations