Rural issues
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., July 15 introduced legislation that would repeal some of the Medicaid funding reductions included in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act would repeal provider tax and state directed payment provisions…
AHA expresses support for Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act.
In the heart of rural Louisiana, Acadiana Workforce Solutions has launched the Country Road Inclusion Project, an initiative aimed at tackling the region’s critical shortage of health care workers.
Efforts launched about 18 months ago by Microsoft to help rural health care facilities improve cybersecurity and expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) continue to gain traction.
The Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award honors rural hospitals that are leading the way in innovative, sustainable and community-centered care.
CHI Health St. Elizabeth's CNA Advance Program offers training, testing and employment to individuals who want to become certified nursing assistants.
AHA statement for the record to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “Securing the Future of Health Care: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Protecting Americans’ Privacy.”
At Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville, a new pulmonary rehabilitation program is transforming the way chronic respiratory diseases are treated in rural Erath County.
Big Sandy Medical Center has remained independently owned for 60 years, defying the trend of small rural hospitals being absorbed by larger health care systems.
The AHA June 16 released a fact sheet with analysis on the impact to rural patients and hospitals from proposed Medicaid cuts by Congress. The analysis found that key Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid…