https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/12/14/health-care-networks-universities-to-receive-2-3m-in-funding-to-expand-rural-education-opportunities/
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph's College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/specialty-care?page=43
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Specialty care, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://www.va.gov/milwaukee-health-care/stories/fond-du-lac-event-connects-with-rural-veterans/
Efforts to better serve rural Veterans took a major step forward Tuesday during an event in Fond du Lac.
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https://www.wrtv.com/politics/path-to-the-white-house/the-rural-health-care-crisis-is-growing
The rural health care crisis is growing. Since 2005, 192 hospitals have reportedly shut down.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/long-term-care?page=20
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Long-term care, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-sam-rae-mp/media/two-more-rural-aged-care-homes-to-be-expanded-and-upgraded?language=en
The Australian Government is delivering more support for aged care providers in rural and regional Australia to deliver better care to older Australians,...
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https://www.higherlogic.com/case_studies/mrha-the-causeway-rural-health-collaboration/
Mar 2, 2026 - See how MRHA leveraged Higher Logic Thrive to build The Causeway, transforming fragmented communication into coordinated rural health infrastructure across...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/child-care
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Child care, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://www.rti.org/publication/effects-mutual-health-organizations-use-priority-health-care-services-urban-rural-mali-case-control
Objective To examine the effects of a community-based mutual health organization (MHO) on utilization of priority health services, financial protection of its...
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https://www.pih.org/article/research-integrated-care-improving-outcomes-patients-rural-malawi
Integrating care for HIV and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and mental illness, all under one roof, is making treatment more...
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https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/2025-rural-health-journalism-workshop/
Sep 2, 2025 - AHCJ will help you understand the implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” at our annual Rural Health Workshop on August 21 in Atlanta.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/hospice-and-palliative-care?page=16
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Hospice and palliative care, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://aijourn.com/rural-voice-fourth-season-to-cover-immigration-health-care-mental-health-social-isolation-and-tribal-rights-in-rural-minnesota/
Conversations to be held in Cloquet, Willmar, Wadena, and Owatonna in September 2025
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https://www.startribune.com/rural-health-care-minnesota-trump-receive-federal-grant-hospital-clinic-medicaid/601564685
The state must distribute $193 million to rural health care providers and prove the money improves care in 2026 before it can ask for more in 2027.
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https://www.aamc.org/advocacy-policy/washington-highlights/senate-finance-committee-holds-hearing-rural-health-care
The Senate Finance Committee held a May 16 hearing examining challenges to health care access in rural communities.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/25803
Report discusses the challenges adults with disabilities have accessing oral healthcare. Explores the role of transportation, Medicare and Medicaid coverage,...
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https://www.icrc.org/en/document/healthcare-rural-rakhine-myanmar-through-lens
Rakhine State, Myanmar still experiences ongoing conflicts between the Rakhine and Muslim communities. Since October 2016, this unrest has led to not only the...
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https://www.ksat.com/health/2024/08/16/rural-communities-of-color-across-the-us-find-new-ways-to-get-the-health-care-they-need/
Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says...
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https://alaskapublic.org/news/2014-10-14/report-details-rural-health-care-challenges
A new report details the challenges involved in providing health care to rural communities in Alaska.Download Audio
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https://www.voanews.com/a/health-care-could-be-economic-boon-in-rural-america/2468094.html
Experts and policy makers see the health care industry as a jumping off point to the next economic boon in Kentucky
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/events/24784
Summary information for the event 2026 Connected Care Summit: Bridging Distance, sponsored by Arizona Telemedicine Program, Colorado Office of eHealth...
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6387080354112
'The Big Money Show' panel weighs in on President Donald Trump's move to reward states that have adopted MAHA policies and discuss the rural...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/dead-zone-rural-hospitals-outdated-internet-disconnect-care-disparities/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Rural%20Health%20Dispatch&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8R-vQWilft1jzOGjCeRCPanV9HsJSZ94Zyt6QfTWiSISPWEfDYWcjYXqaYF7QIL0D-h2ShoUQ6uJ2qsFlgpupONO3LlA&_hsmi=359025946&utm_content=359025946&utm_source=hs_email
Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on outdated technology and piecemeal...
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/improving-food-and-nutrition-in-aged-care-heywood-rural-health?language=ko
Meet Sharron, Brad and Leigh from Heywood Rural Health aged care home. Sharron, a resident, shares what good food means to her and the improvements she's seen....
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/22044
Features Old Dominion University's mobile health clinic, which provides healthcare services in rural southeastern Virginia while providing clinical...
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https://uihealthcare.org/article/field-clinic-how-community-connect-changing-health-care-rural-iowa
Through collaboration and access to technology, UI Health Care helps rural hospitals deliver high-quality care close to home
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https://www.vox.com/videos/460048/can-telehealth-save-rural-healthcare
Sep 15, 2025 - Rural health care is in crisis. Telehealth can help.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/outpatient-care?page=8
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Outpatient care, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://www.summitllc.us/blog/strengthening-state-infrastructure-rural-health-transformation
Summit is well-positioned to support rural health transformation. We help clients identify and address disparities, evaluate the effectiveness of...
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https://hscnews.unm.edu/news/no-clinics-for-miles-unm-college-of-pharmacy-alums-bring-vital-health-care-to-rural-northern-new-mexico
Decades after she was born, clinical pharmacist Christy Martinez-Vigil, RPh, PhC, realized that a name on her patient schedule at the El Centro Family Health...
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https://barnraisingmedia.com/republicans-latest-gambit-to-deny-rural-veterans-health-care/
Nov 12, 2025 - A new bill would construct an alternative referral system that would incrementally defund and dismantle rural VA services, leaving rural veterans in the lurch.
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https://keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/26/inside-pennsylvanias-1b-battle-plan-for-threats-to-rural-health-care/
Nov 26, 2025 - Pennsylvania officials have pitched a roughly $1 billion plan for strengthening rural health care as they compete with other states for one-time federal grant...
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/transforming-rural-health-care-high-quality-sustainable-access-to-specialty-care/
Kavita Patel and co-authors discuss the possibilities for transforming health care in rural communities, and how to sustain those improvement through payment...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21339
Podcast episode featuring Farah Ahmad, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Discusses how USDA Rural...
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https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2025/11/11-rowe-scholars-rural-health-month.php
The University of South Carolina’s Rural Occupations Workforce Expansion (ROWE) program trains MSW students to serve in underserved communities,...
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https://mcruralhealthcouncil.org/program/social-care-network/
Nov 25, 2025 - Social Care Network (SCN) Program is focused on getting you the support you need. It is available to New York State Medicaid recipients who are looking for...
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https://ochin.org/member-spotlights/transforming-rural-health-ehr-telehealth/
Oct 15, 2025 - Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center has transformed the health of their community by pioneering innovative ways to facilitate virtual visits for rural re ...
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https://www.va.gov/milwaukee-health-care/news-releases/milwaukee-va-mental-health-summit-aims-to-reach-rural-veterans/
An event designed to connect rural Wisconsin Veterans to services available to them is set for Sept. 20.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/accountable-care-organizations?page=11
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Accountable Care Organizations, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://newsroom.nebraskablue.com/building-rural-communities-health-workforce/
Aug 4, 2025 - Learn how the BCBSNE UNK Health Sciences Scholarship is helping build a workforce of health care workers for rural communities.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/29/nrsc-democrat-jon-ossoff-voted-to-give-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens-opposed-trump-historic-investment-in-rural-health-care/
Jan 18, 2026 - Senate Republicans chided Jon Ossoff for voting to give health care to illegal aliens and opposing Trump's investment in rural hospitals.
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https://publichealthwatch.org/newsletter/millions-of-rural-americans-lack-access-to-primary-care/
Nov 22, 2025 - Growing shortage of providers drives rural patients to emergency rooms ... Americans’ anxiety over health care costs hits new high ... and more.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/8346
Provides estimates of, and the methodology used to determine, the economic impact of a primary care physician on a rural community. Shows that the economic...
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https://www.ajmc.com/view/intermountain-healthcare-and-story-health-partner-to-optimize-rural-heart-failure-care
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Tom Stanis, CEO and cofounder of Story Health, and Phillip Wood, Intermountain Ventures program director,...
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https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-growing-struggle-to-access-gender-affirming-health-care-in-rural-canada
Demand for gender-affirming health care is surging across the country. Already facing the brunt of a primary health care crisis, small provinces and...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/topics/maternal-health-prenatal-care?page=15
Funding and opportunities of interest to the rural health community, addressing the topic of Maternal health and prenatal care, via the Rural Health...
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https://www.voanews.com/a/kenya-mental-health/3244314.html
Countering cultural myths about root causes of mental health disorders, volunteers set out to raise awareness, help those in need
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