For patients in rural areas, access to these breakthrough treatments requires more coordination, support and financial means to travel to larger medical centers.
—
Jigar Thakkar,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2026
Throughout her life, Parton was a constant supporter for hospitals and medical centers in need, especially in Tennessee.
Unmoored, often ill with tuberculosis, and in and out of hospitals, Leigh valiantly continued to work, seemingly unconcerned about her precarious health.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
21 Sep. 2026
Supporters say without the tax, hospitals will close or cut services and patients will die.
There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.
—
John Fund,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2026
Within a few years, Los Angeles County had more hospices than a dozen other states combined.
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