A government insurance program reimbursing at Medicare rates as a public option on the health insurance exchanges would have the potential to place as many as 55% of rural hospitals across 46 states at high risk of closure, according to a report by Navigant Consulting Inc.
More information about the report can be obtained at https://www.navigant.com/insights/healthcare/2019/the-potential-impact-of-a-medicare-public-option.