Wyoming Hospital Faces Financial Strain as Rural Crises Grow
The South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer Wyoming under CEO Dave Ryerse has cut services and closed units to survive. A Chartis report shows half of rural hospitals lost money, with 418 vulnerable to closure and Medicaid expansion improving finances in some states.
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Wyoming
Dave Ryerse
Ryerse
South Lincoln Medical Center
Kemmerer
South Lincoln
Chartis
U.S
Mark Holmes
Cecil G. Sheps Center For Health Services
University of North Carolina
Montana
Michael Topchik
Chartis Center For Rural Health
America
Alan Morgan
National Rural Health Association
Morgan
Topchik
Intermountain Health
Congress
States may end fluoride mandates in public water
Kentucky Representative Mark Hart has long pushed to repeal state fluoridation requirements. With 20+ sponsors, his bill has cleared committee, aiming for a House floor vote. Fluoridation reduces tooth decay by about 25 percent per CDC data. opponents cite dubious studies and push local referenda.
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Kentucky
Mark Hart
Hart
Grand Rapids
Mich
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Jane Grover
Council On Access
American Dental Association
U.S
CDC
California
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
Ohio
South Dakota
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kathleen Hoke
University of Maryland
Network For Public Health Law
Streaming political ads surge on Hulu and other services
Streaming TV becomes the fastest growing outlet for political ads with Hulu in Los Angeles showing a flood of spots ahead of Super Tuesday. Ads from U S Senate races to city council battles boost total outlays, with projections reaching about 1.5 billion dollars by cycle end.
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Walt Disney
Hulu
Los Angeles
AdImpact
Amazon.com
Apple
Paramount Global
Warner Bros. Discovery
Comcast
Tyler Goldberg
Assembly Global
Goldberg
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