Building on research showing that physicians trained in rural areas are more likely to stay rural, federal funding is supporting new rural residency program start-ups to help mitigate the prediction of a 60% rural physician shortage. Three healthcare leaders, located in sites from rural coast to rural coast, tell their organization’s story of how this … Read more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states submitted applications for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program—a landmark initiative created under the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation [Public Law 119-21] to strengthen health care across rural America. The application period, open from September 15 through November 5, 2025, invited every … Read more
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National Rural Health Day is November 20th, 2025. One in seven Americans live in rural areas, meaning they face greater challenges in accessing health care, and patients relying on us for care. Rural hospitals face unique challenges in providing care to our communities. One way to tackle this issue head on is to share information … Read more