Leaders in Montana, whose population is nearly half rural, credit Medicaid expansion as the reason their hospitals have largely avoided the financial crisis depicted by the report despite escalating costs, workforce shortages, and growing administrative burden.
We told them if they move forward with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers, it is going to lead to the shut down of rural healthcare facilities here in Montana. Today, I saw the news: "Financial strife closes 7 nursing homes."