ainsley: new data shows nearly 30% of rural area hospitals are in danger closing because of financial pressures. 11 rural hospitals have already closed this year alone in our country. nearly 200 have shut down in 2005. including some of them in the great state of alabama. joining them to react is the recent president of the alabama medical association and long-time family physician in the town of reform, alabama dr. julia booth. good morning, dr. booth. good morning. ainsley: why are these closures? [no audio] ainsley: dr. booth, can you hear me? i can hear you now. ainsley: okay, why all the closures? it s multi-factorial. you know, the most recent things have been just the lack of medicaid expansion. the poor reimprisonment for the.
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