Access to Health Care Services in Rural Areas: Delivery and Financing IssuesSheldon Weisgrau DIANE Publishing, 1999 - 146 pages Includes: impact of hospital closures; do transition grants help rural hospitals? rural hospital networks: implications for rural health reform; variations in rural hospital costs: effects of market concentration & location; why do so few HMOs offer Medicare risk plans in rural areas? patterns of HMO service areas in rural counties; effects & effectiveness of telemedicine; & access of rural AFDC Medicaid beneficiaries to mental health services. Illustrated. |
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