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https://apnews.com/article/rural-hospitals-medicaid-cuts-ff1f110b0e0e26c94b17e8c26deaf9ca Trump's $50B health fund offers ailing rural hospitals few solutions | AP News Apr 3, 2026 - A rural Nebraska family’s lifeline hospital now sits at the center of a national fight over Medicaid cuts. 50b health fundrural hospitalssolutions aptrumpoffers https://www.alaha.org/news/abc33-40-alabamas-rural-hospitals-face-closure-crisis-urgent-solutions-needed/ ABC33/40: Alabama's rural hospitals face closure crisis, urgent solutions needed - Alabama Hospital... Apr 24, 2025 - ABC33/40: Alabama's rural hospitals face closure crisis, urgent solutions needed AlaHA Deputy Director and COO Danne Howard, along with Bibb Medical rural hospitals facesolutions needed40alabamaclosure https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/health-care/hospital-closures-impact-rural-communities California Rural Hospitals Struggle Amid Funding Crisis - State Affairs Pro Glenn Medical Center's closure highlights financial struggles threatening rural health care access in California. state affairs procalifornia ruralstruggle amidfunding crisishospitals https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2026-01-26-rural-hospitals-and-ai-advantage-turning-constraints-catalysts Rural Hospitals and the AI Advantage: Turning constraints into catalysts | AHA This Trailblazer explores how rural hospitals are using AI to stabilize operations and extend care without large-scale IT investment. rural hospitalsai advantageturningconstraintscatalysts https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4511653/insurers-choke-rural-hospitals-undermining-healthcare-access/ Insurers are choking rural hospitals and undermining healthcare access Patients who pay premiums deserve coverage they can use. Providers who deliver care deserve a predictable and intelligible reimbursement process. rural hospitalshealthcare accessinsurerschokingundermining https://richmond.com/news/nation-world/business/health-care/article_9c31c9cd-3280-56bb-9119-a31524e52ea0.html Rural hospitals face closures despite $50B health fund Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts. rural hospitals faceclosures despite 50bhealth fund https://blacknewsandviews.com/watch-americas-rural-hospitals-in-crisis/ WATCH: America’s rural hospitals in crisis NABJ Black News & Views Dec 31, 2025 - Imagine suffering a catastrophic injury and the 5-year-old, state-of-the-art hospital in your rural community has been shut down. That is just the crisis that... nabj black newsrural hospitalswatchcrisisviews https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-04-01-innovative-rural-hospitals-think-beyond-tradition-improve-access-care Innovative Rural Hospitals Think Beyond Tradition to Improve Access to Care | AHA Whether it’s drones delivering medications or nurses driving virtual care on wheels, rural hospitals are innovating to close the gap between providers and... rural hospitalsthink beyondimprove accesscare ahainnovative https://affinitymagazine.us/2026/04/19/54-of-u-s-rural-hospitals-have-stopped-delivering-babies/ 54% of U.S. Rural Hospitals Have Stopped Delivering Babies – Affinity Magazine rural hospitalsaffinity magazine54stoppeddelivering https://www.aha.org/news/chairpersons-file/2026-03-02-chair-file-leadership-dialogue-insights-and-innovation-rural-hospitals-mark-boucot-potomac Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Insights and Innovation in Rural Hospitals with Mark Boucot of... This year I’ll be continuing the AHA Leadership Dialogue series and talking with health care, business and community leaders on trending topics in the field. chair fileleadership dialoguerural hospitalsinsightsinnovation https://madison.com/news/nation-world/business/health-care/article_223c706c-5042-5e9b-a87c-a5a28df79024.html Rural hospitals face closures despite $50B health fund Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts. rural hospitals faceclosures despite 50bhealth fund https://www.aom.org/today/the-devastating-impact-of-medicaid-cuts-on-rural-hospitals/ The Devastating Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Rural Hospitals - Academy of Management Today Mar 31, 2026 - The One Big Beautiful Bill will cut about $1 trillion from Medicaid over the course of ten years, mostly by making eligibility requirements more stringent and... academy management todaydevastating impactmedicaid cutsrural hospitals https://journalstar.com/news/nation-world/business/health-care/article_97943b27-d20e-5320-82da-f8378b3d2e36.html Rural hospitals face closures despite $50B health fund Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts. rural hospitals faceclosures despite 50bhealth fund https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/rural-hospitals-private-medicare-advantage-contracts-reimbursements/ Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts - KFF Health News Apr 15, 2026 - Some rural hospitals have canceled — or are considering ending — contracts with insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, saying the private... kff health newsrural hospitalsquestion whethermedicare advantageafford https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/acs-brief/march-24-2026-issue/reminder-join-tomorrow-s-webinar-on-new-coc-accreditation-for-rural-hospitals/ Reminder: Join Tomorrow’s Webinar on New CoC Accreditation for Rural Hospitals | ACS Learn about new CoC accreditation for rural hospitals in a March 25 webinar focused on improving cancer care access. rural hospitalsreminderjoinwebinarnew https://tucson.com/news/nation-world/business/health-care/article_9dfa05ba-7898-5dc2-b9f9-89ab0020b64b.html Rural hospitals face closures despite $50B health fund Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts. rural hospitals faceclosures despite 50bhealth fund https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2026-04-20/floridas-rural-hospitals-can-begin-applying-for-209-million-in-federal-grants Florida's rural hospitals can begin applying for $209 million in federal grants | WUSF Apr 20, 2026 - The Legislative Budget Commission authorizes a transfer of the money from the Medical Care Trust Fund to the Florida Rural Health Transformation Program, per a... rural hospitals209 millionfederal grantsfloridabegin https://omaha.com/news/nation-world/business/health-care/article_63e67d02-6d10-5a03-a161-df8d9560532a.html Rural hospitals face closures despite $50B health fund Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure after years of funding problems, compounded last year by the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts. rural hospitals faceclosures despite 50bhealth fund https://uihc.org/virtual-hospitalist-service-rural-hospitals Virtual Hospitalist Service for Rural Hospitals | University of Iowa Health Care Why Choose the University of Iowa’s Virtual Hospitalist Service? The service is staffed by experienced faculty providers who provide high-quality education and... iowa health carerural hospitalsvirtualhospitalistservice https://web.cvent.com/event/58590a15-3b33-4ec6-a664-1eabdf0968a9/summary?RefId=smallandrural2026 Summary - 2026 IHA Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting summary 2026small ruralannual meetingihahospitals https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2026-03-31-how-rural-hospitals-are-redesigning-care-future How Rural Hospitals Are Redesigning Care for the Future | AHA A new AHA Insights report, sponsored by Howden, details how rural hospitals have shifted out of survival mode to pursue intentional growth strategies. rural hospitalsredesigningcarefutureaha https://www.aha.org/infographics/2023-02-21-infographic-rural-hospitals-community-cornerstones-facing-perilous-threats-care Infographic: Rural Hospitals: Community Cornerstones Facing Perilous Threats to Care | AHA Millions of people living in rural areas depend on their community’s hospital as an important — and often the only — source of local care. Rural hospitals... rural hospitalscare ahainfographiccommunitycornerstones https://rhrco.org/emergency-support/ Emergency Support For Distressed Hospitals - Rural Health Redesign Center Dec 13, 2024 - Services Emergency Support for Distressed Hospitals Strategize with Rural Hospital Experts to Succeed Immediate and comprehensive support for distressed... rural health redesignemergency supportdistressedhospitalscenter https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-04-20/cardinal-conversation-the-threat-to-rural Cardinal Conversation: The threat to rural Virginia hospitals | WVTF Apr 20, 2026 - Three recent national studies have found as many as ten mostly rural Virginia hospitals at risk of closure under new federal Medicaid rules. While no closures... cardinal conversationrural virginiathreathospitalswvtf https://mcrh.msu.edu/resources/remote-patient-monitoring-for-rural-michigan-hospitals Remote Patient Monitoring for Rural Michigan Hospitals | MCRH | Michigan State University remote patient monitoringrural michiganstate universityhospitalsmcrh https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-08-30-fact-sheet-rural-hospital-support-act-s4009-assistance-rural-community Fact Sheet: Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals... Medicare pays most acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare... fact sheetrural hospitalsupport335assistance https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/a-50b-rural-health-fund-was-negotiated-with-hospitals-in-mind-experts-are/757714/ A $50B rural health fund was negotiated with hospitals in mind. Experts are split on whether it... The fund was created to help Republicans secure critical votes for their reconciliation bill. But experts aren't quite sure how it'll work, creating a $50... 50b rural healthmind expertsfundnegotiatedhospitals https://www.therural.com.au/story/9228323/raise-it-process-nsw-hospitals-empower-carers-families/ Raise It process: NSW hospitals empower carers, families | The Rural | Wagga Wagga, NSW Apr 22, 2026 - The Raise It process, established 2013, helps carers and families escalate concerns in NSW hospitals. Discover the vital 3 steps to get help fast. process nsw hospitalsempower carers familiesrural waggaraise