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Rural Hospitals Deserve More Than Patchwork Policies

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.14945

September 03, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses reworking the funding and organization of rural hospitals to enhance their sustainability.

Corresponding Author: Cody Lendon Mullens, MD, MPH, MS, Department of Surgery Education Office, 2110 Taubman Center, SPC 5346, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (codymu@med.umich.edu).

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