Rural Hospital Bypass by Patients With Commercial Health Insurance

This cross-sectional study examines rural hospital bypass among commercially insured patients, including variation in bypass by rurality and clinical condition, and hospital payments generated by patients who bypassed their nearest hospitals.

Corresponding Author: Caitlin E. Carroll, PhD, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC 729 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (carrollc@umn.edu).

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