Rural Missouri's Uninsured Crisis
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In southwest Missouris Barton County, residents rely heavily on the emergency room due to limited healthcare options, with rural areas having a significantly higher uninsured rate than urban spots. New research reveals that rural Missourians are more likely to be uninsured, with a gap thats the fourth widest in the nation. This trend is exacerbated by fewer big jobs in farming and small towns, leading to fewer employer plans. The end of the COVID public health emergency and new federal rules could result in a significant loss of Medicaid users, potentially leading to climbing uninsured rates and increased pressure on rural hospitals.
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