Community Benefit
California healthcare giant made identical pledge to International Medical Corps to help Mexico's earthquake recovery.
The large facility replicates a hospital in order to give practical training to medical students.
The money is going to programs to improve health through telemedicine, at home care, portable technology, transportation and drug and other screenings.
Rural populations suffer from numerous health disparities and poorer outcomes than those in urban settings, putting pressure on hospitals.
There have been few payment reform proposals that get at the heart of the problem, the authors said.
In some cases, insurers interrupt treatments that are already underway. In others, they deny it at the outset.
As a result, bridging the health gap between certain groups hasn't been as effective as it could be, authors said.
The study found that receiving federal housing assistance increased people's likelihood of having health insurance and access to regular care
Other groups still lag behind whites when it comes to the quality of their care, at least when it comes to diabetes or hypertension control.
Rosenthal recalled the days when insurers covered everything, and employers paid the premiums, which desensitized Americans to how much things cost.