Medicare reimbursements are a hurdle for Alabama hospitals

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of low wages on Medicare reimbursement rates in Alabama and explores the economic challenges faced by rural health care.

This week, “Marketplace Morning Report” host Kimberly Adams has been in Thomasville, Alabama as part of our series examining the economic challenges facing rural health care . This morning, we’ll look at how low wages in Alabama can mean low Medicare reimbursement rates — shaping how much doctors and nurses get paid, and how much money hospitals and clinics can make. But first, we’ll cover how solar power use in the U.S. is hitting new milestones amid energy price fluctuations.

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Adams

Topics covered

• Medicare reimbursements
• rural health care
• economic challenges
• solar power
• energy price fluctuations

Keywords

• Medicare
• Alabama hospitals
• rural health care
• solar power
• energy prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medicare, Marketplace Morning Report

Places: Alabama, Thomasville, Alabama

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