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5/2/25
Urban Maternity Ward Closures Illustrate Suburban Flight
A recent OBGYN closure in Minneapolis, MN, brings attention to the problem that also plagues rural maternity care: maternity care providers are pouring their money into whiter, wealthier suburbs while abandoning urban and rural patients.
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4/29/25
Rural Maternity Wards Save Lives but Struggle to Stay Afloat
Rural maternity wards see fewer births every year, meaning many of them are on the chopping block for large hospital networks looking to cut costs.
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4/22/25
Prioritize Patients Over Profits
In a recent Op-Ed for the DC Journal, Our Health Equity Advisor and director, Laura Brod-Hameed, illuminates the short comings of the 340B drug discount program.
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4/21/25
Food Insecurity in Oregon
Oregon has seen an increase in food insecurity following the COVID-19 Pandemic, with more residents facing food insecurity in 2023 than in 2020.
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4/18/25
National Rural Healthcare Remains Unstable and Underfunded
A February 2025 report from The Chartis Center for Rural Health finds that 46% of all United States rural hospitals operate in the red. Rural hospital closures illustrate the Health Equity gap in America.
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4/25/25
Why do Rural Hospitals close? Suburban Advantages
Large non-profit healthcare providers cite a decrease in patient population and high upkeep costs as reasons for closing their rural treatment centers, but the true reason is financial problems stemming from a lack of payments from private health plans.
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