Study: Urban Hospitals Are Posing as Rural Facilities to Exploit Benefits Intended Specifically for Rural Communities
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025:
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Study: Urban Hospitals Are Posing as Rural Facilities to Exploit Benefits Intended Specifically for Rural Communities
A concerningly large number of hospitals - mostly nonprofits - located in urban cities are exploiting a Medicare definition that allows them to be considered both "urban& . . .
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Study: Urban Hospitals Are Posing as Rural Facilities to Exploit Benefits Intended Specifically for Rural Communities
A concerningly large number of hospitals - mostly nonprofits - located in urban cities are exploiting a Medicare definition that allows them to be considered both "urban& . . .