With more than 400 rural hospitals nationwide at risk of closing their doors, Illinois' Senior Senator introduced legislation to keep them open.

Partnering with Republican Senator James Langford, the bipartisan bill supports those most vulnerable says Dick Durbin.

Durbin's bipartisan bill, the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, would support hospitals by allowing them to obtain C-A-H designation.

That designation would give the hospitals a higher Medicare rate, allowing them to maintain their bottom lines.