Availability of hospital-based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008-2017.
Whitney E ZahndPeiyin HungSylvia Kewei ShiAnja ZgodicMelinda A MerrellElizabeth L CrouchJanice C ProbstJan M EberthPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
Rural areas persistently experience less access to cancer treatment services, which has been exacerbated by hospital closures. Lack of Medicaid expansion in many Southern states and other policy impacts on hospital financial viability may play a role in this. Future research should explore the impact of closures on cancer treatment receipt and outcomes.