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Gas Prices Gouge Rural Providers The Most

Published on Fri Sep 23, 2022

More travel time means more difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. Adding to rural providers’ burdens are sky high gas prices and disproportionately high mileage requirements of staff. “The nation is experiencing a well-documented increase in gas prices,” notes Amedisys Inc. CEO Chris Gerard in the national chain’s comment letter. “Home health is uniquely impacted by this increase, as our providers [...]
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