Should the government offer funds to keep rural hospitals open?

Hundreds of hospitals in rural areas of the U.S. are at risk of closure, according to new data from Chartis, a health care advisory services firm. A total of 141 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 — while another 453 are "at risk of closure," according to a press release. Nearly 20 of those at risk hospitals are in North Carolina. Should the government step in with funding to keep them open? That's the subject of today's daily poll. Cast your vote at 989WORD.Com