Despite their central role in providing rural health services, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed over the past 15 years. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Many rural Americans are squeezed between greater health care needs and fewer resources. Although adults living in rural areas are more likely to live in poverty and have greater unmet health needs than those in urban areas, there is a severe shortage of primary care, behavioral health and other specialty care providers.
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