[DIRTYSECRET]

The people can move.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[TomGuy]

Your AI Doctor will examine you to determine whether surgery is necessary or whether you are deemed worthy of continuing to live and consume more than your fair share of non-sustainable resources.

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[Fungi]

Let them.see what happens next.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

There are 646 rural hospitals at risk of closure due to financial issues, comprising around 30 percent of all rural hospitals in the U.S.

Basic supply and demand at work. If you want to live out in the country with no people, you'll be further away from other people.

[MinorityRepublican]

Low birth rate. We should close half of them. But it should be up to local governments if they want to keep their rural hospital open. Either through federal grants or local taxes.

[Gene Eric]

Obamacare

FU, Steve

[Brian Griffin]

Just convert to a medical REIT.

For lease:
operating rooms 1,2,3,4
nursing wings 1,2
imaging rooms 1,2,3
medical offices of various sizes

[1Old Pro]

The hospitals face losses on patient services as health plans aren't paying enough to cover the cost of care delivery.

are we assuming all patients had medical plans or do they have medicaid or no insurance at all?