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.
Authors
- Jessica Chang
- Caitlin E. Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-5920)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- American Health Care Association (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55017
- Primary Topic
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00