Rural issues
Rural Health News Update for April 30, 2026.
The AHA asks that as the Senate begins drafting the FY 2027 appropriations bill, it funds health care programs that have proven successful in improving access to quality health care for patients and communities across America.
The AHA asks that as the House begins drafting the FY 2027 appropriations bill, it funds health care programs that have proven successful in improving access to quality health care for patients and communities across America.
Applications are now open for the AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award, which recognizes and shares the accomplishments of rural hospitals that demonstrate responsiveness, innovation and excellence in developing, implementing and sustaining programs and services.
Mandatory participation in the expanded Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR-X) Model would present significant challenges, particularly for hospitals that lack the scale or financial capacity to make the necessary investments in care redesign.
The Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award from the AHA Rural Health Services honors the leadership team who has guided their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform innovation.
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“This was never about technology,” said Muhammad Siddiqui.
That sounds like a strange way to describe the project that made Reid Health one of the finalists for the 2026 AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award.
The latest report from Paragon, which has targeted hospitals, relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
The new AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award seeks to recognize and share the accomplishments of rural hospitals that exemplify responsiveness, innovation and excellence in developing, implementing and/or sustaining programs and services.