Rural America's working-age adults die at wildly higher rates than their counterparts in cities. Why?

[ProfessorGAC]

29. We're On The Fringes Of Chicagoland

People in the city would probably consider us rural, but:
We are 20 minutes by ambulance from a Level II trauma center, same time to a Level III, and in a different direction, another Level III & a Level IV.
Obviously, there's a plethora of doctors, specialists, & other Healthcare options.
Drive 45 miles south or west & you'd hit Healthcare wasteland. Go another 100 and the people there are way underserved.
I think this conversation is onto something.