Rural health care delivery is not a coverage problem
Earl Haskell doesn’t exist. But thousands of patients exactly like him do. They live in counties where the nearest hospital is more than an hour away. Where the local clinic closed years ago. Where a chest pain isn’t just a symptom, it’s a logistical problem. Earl is a composite. His reality is not.
He lives in Loving County, Texas, the least populated county in the United States. On a map, it …
Rural health care delivery is not a coverage problem
