Thanks to AcademyHealth and Journal of Hospital Medicine for spotlighting some recent work on rural hospital closures. They contextualize: 1) ⬇️ economic trends in areas where rural hospitals eventually close 2) Role of bystander hospitals that remain open after closures occur

They also highlight a really fantastic piece by Caitlin Carroll @Arrianna_Planey @Katybkoz that describes the evolving complexity of rural health care markets (consolidation, bypass behaviors, and more). I learned a ton reading it. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Not entirely surprising, but WOW: immuno-onc pretty much hit peak adoption within 2y. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao… by Caitlin Carroll Mary Beth Landrum Alexi Wright & @NancyKeatingMD For context, Seth Robey & I found median drug takes ~7y post-launch to hit peak (nature.com/articles/nrd.2…).

Exploring the fate of unprofitable rural hospitals, Caitlin Carroll of @UMN + coauthors find that 77% remained open during 2010–18, whereas 7% closed, 4% merged w/ another hospital in the same market, and 13% merged w/ another hospital in a different market. #RuralHospitals

Study in Health Affairs by Associate Professor Caitlin Carroll, PhD Rhiannon Euhus, Nancy Beaulieu, PhD and Michael Chernew investigates the the closures and mergers of rural hospitals Read about it here: healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137…

Supporting high quality, affordable care in rural areas is immensely important. Working w/ Rhi, Nancy Beaulieu, and Caitlin Carroll is wonderful, but this is just a beginning. Many empirical & policy issues remain. For starters: what are best payment models and regulatory regimes

Marika Cabral & I are organizing another virtual mentoring workshop for 3rd+ yr women/non-binary PhD students in health economics/health policy on Sep 29, 2023. To apply please fill out this form: forms.gle/JxRXCuLDB5zXzT… AND send 1-page proposal & CV to [email protected].

Exploring the fate of unprofitable #RuralHospitals, @UMN's Caitlin Carroll + coauthors find that 77% remained open during 2010–18, whereas 7% closed, 4% merged w/ another hospital in the same market & 13% merged w/ another hospital in a different market. #NationalPublicHealthWeek

“The financial viability of our rural hospitals is declining,” says lead author and SPH Assistant Professor Caitlin Carroll. Health Affairs U of MN Rural Health sph.umn.edu/news/profitabi…