Disturbing, to say the least. This should not be happening in a State as Prosperous as Texas, but it is. Imagine how bad it is elsewhere. That's what happens when people put health care on the back burner. - 35 counties have no physician. - 80 counties have five or fewer physicians. - 58 Texas counties are without a general surgeon. - 147 Texas counties have no obstetrician/gynecologist. - 185 Texas counties have no psychiatrist. Exacerbating the issue, more than 20 hospitals in Texas' rural areas have closed in recent years, while 60 percent of the 164 remaining hospitals are at risk of closing, according to the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute. Financial issues, a lack of patients and a lack of leadership are noted in the report as factors leading to the demise of these hospitals. A modern health care investigation also found that some rural hospitals were closed due to fraudulently "billing insurers for extremely high volumes of lab tests that may not have been performed for their patients or even in their facilities. While we all argue about minor, manufactured issues, health care doesn't get fixed and we move closer to our last days. It might be a good idea to start prioritizing... 😊

Disturbing, to say the least. This should not be happening in a State as Prosperous as Texas, but it is. Imagine how bad it is elsewhere. That's what happens when people put health care on the back burner. - 35 counties have no physician. - 80 counties have five or fewer physicians. - 58 Texas counties are without a general surgeon. - 147 Texas counties have no obstetrician/gynecologist. - 185 Texas counties have no psychiatrist. Exacerbating the issue, more than 20 hospitals in Texas' rural areas have closed in recent years, while 60 percent of the 164 remaining hospitals are at risk of closing, according to the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute. Financial issues, a lack of patients and a lack of leadership are noted in the report as factors leading to the demise of these hospitals. A modern health care investigation also found that some rural hospitals were closed due to fraudulently "billing insurers for extremely high volumes of lab tests that may not have been performed for their patients or even in their facilities. While we all argue about minor, manufactured issues, health care doesn't get fixed and we move closer to our last days. It might be a good idea to start prioritizing... 😊 - In many rural communities across Texas, the healthcare delivery systems are on life-support or nonexistent, leaving too many Texans vulnerable with...