Future Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Stensland, Jeffrey; Moscovice, Ira; Christianson, Jon
- Source
- Health Care Financing Review; Summer2002, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p175, 14p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Subject
- ECONOMIC forecasting
RURAL hospitals
HEALTH facility laws
- Language
- ISSN
- 01958631
Presents a study which predicted the financial viability of rural hospitals in the U.S. in the 21st century. Median total profit margin of hospitals in 1997; Implementation of the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000; Requirements of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act critical access hospital program.