…non-urban. Residents of rural areas and small towns face additional challenges accessing needed health services compared to residents of metro areas for a variety of reasons including acute provider shortages, limited connectivity,…

…writing . . . to our loss. Her answer to one commenter, Urban Legend. Maggie Mahar’s answer to . . .commenter Urban Legend , , , You write: “That claim…

…Phoenix metropolitan area. By focusing on one urban/suburban region, we can see whether ESA participation gaps by household income persist even where families have a similar set of schools close…

…than in urban areas) and plays a large part in financing health care services. In rural communities, Medicaid covers nearly half of all births and one fifth of inpatient discharges….

…66 million people – about 20% of the U.S. population – live in rural areas, where Medicaid covers 1 in 4 adults (a higher share than in urban areas) and plays…

…for advancement make recruitment and retention more difficult compared to larger, urban hospitals. In summary, Medicaid cuts will have unintended consequences. Hospital and health system workforce reductions directly reduce healthcare…

…between Sunnis and Shiites. Others were class-based. Thus, the urban poor mobilized behind fiery cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who formed the Mahdi Army militia that engaged in battles with the US…

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…the first time Thailand has looked to Europe for urban inspiration. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) returned from his travels to Europe with…

…the GOP attempt to label the Dems as the tax-and-spend party, the GOP turned out to be the tax-cut-and spend-anyway party. Government grew under Bush, even while revenues shrank. The…