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Rural hospitals wary as Medicare Medicaid share rising
Rural Iowa hospitals face tight budgets due to high Medicare and Medicaid patient shares. Veterans Memorial Hospital, serving Allamakee Clayton Howard and Winneshiek counties, relies largely on Medicare around 65 percent and Medicaid about 10 percent. Officials warn cuts and political fights threaten their finances amid aging, poverty and population demographics.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Clayton
Howard
Allamakee County
Paint Creek
Mike Myers
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Clayton, Howard and
U.S. Census Bureau
Myers