Participants expressed ambivalence about the commodification of rural health care. They were concerned about the consequences of for-profit companies buying up their local health care services but more worried about those services shutting down altogether. They seemed to adopt a "better than nothing" attitude, though they were acutely aware of the negative impacts of reduced federal support for rural health care.
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