How to make rural health care work

How to make rural health care work

Access to health care shouldn't depend on your ZIP code. Yet for too many Idahoans — especially in rural and frontier communities — it does. We’ve made progress, but the reality is that rural health care remains under strain, and…

Addressing the crisis in rural health care access and outcomes

Internal medicine physician Edward Hoffer discusses his article, "Can rural health care be saved?" He outlines the significant health care disparities facing rural communities, including higher death rates from major diseases, increased opioid overdoses, ongoing hospital closures, and an aging physician workforce without adequate replacement. Edward questions the effectiveness of programs like the Critical Access Hospital designation, suggesting…