1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4T9N43cn8D"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/hospital-industry-in-texas-urban-areas-soars-under-obamacare-but-rural-patients-see-decline-in-care/">Hospital Industry In Texas Urban Areas Soars Under Obamacare, But Rural Patients See Decline In Care</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/hospital-industry-in-texas-urban-areas-soars-under-obamacare-but-rural-patients-see-decline-in-care/embed/#?secret=4T9N43cn8D" width="600" height="338" title="“Hospital Industry In Texas Urban Areas Soars Under Obamacare, But Rural Patients See Decline In Care” — KFF Health News" data-secret="4T9N43cn8D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> "Rural hospital closures have hit Texas especially hard; it has almost twice as many as the second-most state,'' said Mark Holmes, an industry analyst. "Losing the emergency room, labor and delivery, and other critical health care services in addition to hundreds of jobs can be devastating to the community." Hospital news comes from Maryland, Illinois and Massachusetts, as well.