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Q&A: Jim Checkel on How Farming Can Shape Rural Medicine

Experts weigh federal MAHA programs targeting rural health

Although experts generally support the stated goals of programs targeting rural areas in HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, many have qu...

How rural health care access impacts maternal mortality

Rural health clinics (RHCs) are Medicaid-funded community-based interventions that significantly improve maternal health in rural areas by increasing access to care. A study done i...

How rural health care access impacts maternal mortality

Rural health clinics (RHCs) are Medicaid-funded community-based interventions that significantly improve maternal health in rural areas by increasing access to care. A study done i...

Rural hospitals insurance denials, employee house shortages

Rural hospitals insurance denials, employee house shortages

Hands-on telehealth helps reach rural Texas communities

A new approach aims to tailor telehealth to the realities of an older, rural population by offering a physical place with reliable connectivity and an on-site nurse.

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...

Time for ‘Novel Ideals’: Rural Health Leaders Share Strategies Amid Budget Constraints

As an endocrinologist with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, Dr. Dave Newman knows firsthand how important it is to meet patients where they are. For one routine appointment...

Innovative Approach Enhances Health Research in Rural Communities

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have long been hailed as the pinnacle of clinical research, setting the gold standard for evaluating the efficacy of medical interventions. Howe...

Village Doctors Lead Diabetes Care for Rural Elders

In the expansive rural landscapes of China, healthcare delivery faces persistent challenges, particularly for older adults grappling with chronic conditions such as diabetes. A rec...

Rural Healthcare Deserves More: Integration as the Path Forward

The following is a guest article by Kem Graham, VP Strategy & Growth at CliniComp Rural and critical access hospitals are the backbone of healthcare in communities across the c...

ETSU medical resident receives grant to open rural clinic in Rogersville

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) - An East Tennessee State University (ETSU) family medicine resident is preparing to open a new rural health clinic after receiving a major student loan...

'Life or death': The rural town where residents could face a 90-minute drive for urgent care

Katikati Medical Centre has been told its Rural Primary Health Care Premium agreement may not be renewed from July.

AI in Rural and Critical Access Healthcare: Closing the Technology Gap

Artificial intelligence has the potential to help small, rural and independent healthcare organizations optimize operations and combat staff shortages — ultimately benefiting the p...

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...

Part 2: Hands-On Telehealth Helps Reach Rural Texas Communities 

Making AI and Value-Based Care Work in Rural Health Facilities

Everyone knows that rural health care systems are stressed: costly populations, low reimbursements, staffing shortages, transportation problems—and the 900 billion to one trillion...

Viz.ai partners with National Rural Health Association to expand AI understanding, access to rural hospitals

The newly announced collaboration between the two organizations will provide rural health systems with practical guidance on AI implementation through educational opportunities, ca...

In Texas, Rural Nursing Homes Outperform Urban Facilities on Some Key Metrics

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to...

Staff shortages at rural hospitals leave beds sitting empty - report

"If we don't have enough medical staffing in the EDs or up on the wards, then patients don't get seen," says a healthcare worker union.

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...

Sen. James Lankford speaks on Medicare Advantage, rural workforce

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., vice chair of the Republican Conference and member of the Senate Finance Committee and its Subcommittee on Health Care, joined Denise Webber, presiden...

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

Rural hospital system asks NC lawmakers for help in the face of federal cuts

A state legislative committee focused Tuesday on health care struggles in rural areas, where residents often have a hard time finding local doctors and hospitals are at risk of clo...