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University Daily Kansan
Page 0252 from reel: L 3198 (1989-11-15 to 1990-07-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/96723

Title: Insurance Driving Doctors From Rural Areas
Summary: Article discusses how medical malpractice insurance costs are forcing doctors to leave rural Kansas practices, with specific examples from western Kansas and impact on healthcare access in small communities.
Category: local news
Subjects: healthcare; rural medicine; medical insurance; healthcare policy
Named Entities: Matthes, Melanie [staff writer]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Inadequate Medicare Repayments Threatening Small Hospitals
Summary: Article examines how Medicare reimbursement rates are insufficient for small rural hospitals, threatening their viability and access to healthcare in communities like Wanego, Kansas.
Category: local news
Subjects: healthcare policy; Medicare; hospital finance; rural healthcare
Named Entities: Matthes, Melanie [staff writer]; Burman, Don [administrator]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: U.S. Post Office Sub-Station; Jayhawk Spirit; The Pool Room; Balloons-N-More; Black Student Union; The BayLeaf
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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