A new program touted to give $50 billion in federal funding to rural hospitals won’t necessarily keep rural hospitals from closing, according to several experts in rural health. The funding is part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once CMS approves the budget, Missouri will still need legislative appropriation before the federal funds can be spent (Ariel ...

Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and ...

Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program plans to outfit nearly a third of all rural hospitals with cybersecurity tools. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) Even though IT solutions exist to ...

Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long ago in a plaque on the side of their hospital. “Dedicated to the Future of Health Care in the ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Rural Physician Associate Program, or RPAP, encourages University of Minnesota Medical School students to work in rural areas to gain professional experience, according to their website. RPAP ...

DELMARVA - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced on December 29 that all 50 states will receive financial awards to strengthen rural healthcare as part of the Rural Health ...

Rural Minds has launched a free, confidential online mental health program to support farmers amid growing stress and suicide ...

Sources: USAC ACP Enrollment and Claims Tracker; household counts and 200% poverty estimates from the 2017-2022 American Community Survey; state-level ACP participation factors from Galperin (2021).

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Right now, those who need a therapist in rural South Carolina might wait months, or drive hours for care; a new program could change that reality for thousands of families.