"[It] helps a lot of people who don't have adequate health care coverage — and I don't know what they would do without it." "All these rural hospitals are operating on thin margins. Rural hospitals have long operated on the edge. John Andursky, CFO of rural Highlands Hospital, says that making ends meet is a daily struggle. It is unclear how rural hospitals will compensate for the financial benefits they are likely to lose — or how many more rural hospitals will fall.

Source: CNN January 17, 2017 09:12 UTC