Here's how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is impacting rural America:
from yet-to-be-identified malign actors, according to more than a dozen government officials, medical experts, and local residents.”
Despite repeated assertions by the Trump administration otherwise tests for COVID-19 are still not available in most places to many people who need them. Anthony Fauci, America’s leading immunologist, says “the system is not really geared towards what we need right now. That is a failing. Let’s admit it...we are not where we should be.”
Event more disconcerting for rural Americans, the study found one overwhelming factor that contributed to the increased risk of rural hospital closures - that “hospitals located in states that have not adopted Medicaid expansion have lower median operating margin and have a higher percentage of rural hospitals operating with a negative operating margin. Of the eight states with the highest levels of closures since 2010, none are Medicaid expansion states.
“How will they get food and supplies efficiently?” says Graham. “We also live in an area where people rely on firewood or kerosene to heat their homes if it's cold. It's not just a matter of the electric company or the gas companies saying, ‘We're not going to shut anyone’s utilities off for nonpayment. It becomes a matter of life and death. If we hit a cold snap, we have to get supplies out for a lot of people who rely on propane, kerosene, or wood to burn in their stove.
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