Threat to Rural Communities

Your hospital is usually the largest employer in your town.

Healthcare cuts will reduce specialized services, eliminate well-paying medical jobs, and eventually force closures.

The loss of these well-paying jobs will send shockwaves through the local economy, devastating small businesses like grocery stores, banks, and diners that depend on those workers’ paychecks.

Why is healthcare expensive?

Healthcare timeline

Healthcare becomes for profit, not for people

Who actually pays the price?

What is medicaid?

What is uncompensated care?

Costs shift, not eliminated

Become Informed

Questions to ask

Hospital board meetings

Navigating Long-Term Care

Resources for finding healthcare