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Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina

Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it’s not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina’s Martin County to reopen i...

When dialysis treatment centers close, rural patients have no choice but to drive further for care

After the Chadron dialysis center closed, Pieper's treatment travel time tripled. (KFF Health News photo)Rural residents who require dialysis treatment to stay alive are having to...

Telehealth hub addresses lack of care in rural Texas

The Davis Mountain Clinic offers an exam room for patients. (Photo by Carol Brewer, Daily Yonder)In the midst of rural West Texas, a shipping container is giving residents of Jeff...

They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed

A hospital in Nebraska shut down the only dialysis unit for miles, upending lives. That's despite a new federal program that gave the state more than $200 million to improve rural...

The number of child care deserts in Texas is growing

While East Texas areas are struggling with a chronic lack of care, hope is being seen in the South and West.

When Rural Maternity Care Fails: Why Bipartisan Policy Must Stabilize Obstetric Infrastructure

More than one-third of U.S. counties are now considered maternity care deserts. In 2023, the national maternal mortality rate hit 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births. For Black wom...

They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed

A hospital in Nebraska shut down the only dialysis unit for miles, upending lives. That's despite a new federal program that gave the state more than $200 million to improve rural...

Where Medicaid Spending Falls Short of Need

How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps

How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps Joshua.Bay Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:00 AM They’re establishing training programs, student-run clinics and c...

Patients struggle to find in-network mental health care in most US counties

New index shows access gaps across insurance plans

Bringing Healthcare to Those Who Need It Most

Millions of Americans continue to live without reliable access to dental, vision, and general medical care. For many families, even routine treatment can become an impossible choic...

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community healthcare workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.

‘The Pitt’ Demonstrates How to Address the Latino Health Care Crisis

From acute bronchitis to car accidents to overdoses, you never know what is going to come through the doors of an emergency room.   However, the ER isn’t only for severe situations...

'Tree deserts put health at risk, says charity'

People living in areas with a lack of trees are more at risk of ill health, pollution and environmental harm, a UK charity has warned.The Woodland Trust has analysed the number of...

Health outcomes rely on more than just health care

If the quality of health care was the only major determining factor of health outcomes, then the healthiest cities in the United States would simply be those with the best health c...

Health outcomes rely on more than just health care

If the quality of health care was the only major determining factor of health outcomes, then the healthiest cities in the United States would simply be those with the best health c...

At-Risk Communities Shortchanged by Rural Health Transformation Program, Research Shows

As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals

An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.

Is There A Doctor Shortage? Breaking Down The Crisis In U.S. Healthcare

Recent headlines are sending shockwaves through the medical community and vulnerable neighborhoods alike.

Patients in Food Deserts Face Higher Complication Rates After Breast Reconstruction, Study Finds

Patients living in areas with limited access to healthy foods had higher rates of postoperative complications.

Repairing a scattered, inequitable Kansas health care system requires imagination, ambition

Kansas’ health system works well — if you live in the right county, have the right insurance and can find a provider. For many Kansans, none of those conditions hold. Across the st...

Examining Racial Disparities in Health Care

Despite ongoing movements for racial equality, BIPOC families still face significant barriers to proper health care, worsening their mistrust of the system.

Medicaid Cuts: 446 Hospitals at Risk of Closure

The American healthcare system has spent decades teetering on a financial edge in its most vulnerable corners. In rural communities, in low-income urban neighborhoods, in places wh...

Rural America Doesn’t Need Another Framework … It Needs Care by September 2026

Sixty million rural Americans aren’t asking for another strategic framework. They’re asking for care — accessible, affordable, and delivered with dignity. The post Rural America Do...