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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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https://web.cvent.com/event/58590a15-3b33-4ec6-a664-1eabdf0968a9/summary?RefId=smallandrural2026
Summary - 2026 IHA Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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https://mcrh.msu.edu/resources/remote-patient-monitoring-for-rural-michigan-hospitals
Remote Patient Monitoring for Rural Michigan Hospitals | MCRH | Michigan State University
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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...
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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...
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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.
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