Rural hospital closures in recent years may have contributed to something that @codymullens.bsky.social & colleagues documented in two recent studies: That many Americans live more than an hour's drive away from a high-quality hospital, and the number is rising: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

Promotion of new findings from a team exploring rural surgical care issues. Bottom line: rural hospitals that are part of systems have more favorable pricing. @codymullens.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Shared by Sam the rural health advoCATe, with gritted teeth. Rural hospital closures have consequences. @codymullens.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats

Read the @jama.com research letter "Trends in Travel Time to Obtain Surgical Care for Rural Patients," featured in this @washingtonpost.com article. ➡️ ja.ma/3QhmDiU #MedSky

Sharing more analysis of @codymullens.bsky.social 's studies. #PowerOfRuralCats www.usnews.com/news/health-...

Today in @jama.com , @codymullens.bsky.social & team find it is increasingly harder for Medicare rural beneficiaries to get common operations done. In 2020, 44% of rural Medicare recipients had to travel >60min for care, up from 37% in 2010. x.com/JAMA_current...

Bottom line: Travel times for surgical care increased between 2010 & 2020 for rural Medicare beneficiaries. Sam the rural health advoCATe continues to be distressed. #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The percentage of rural patients traveling more than 60 minutes to obtain surgical care increased between 2010 and 2020 for both low- and high-risk operations. ja.ma/3QhmDiU #MedSky