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Rural Health Top Stories - Rural Health Information Hub

(8 days ago) WEBRural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed. Apr 22, 2024 - Describes the role community health workers play in re-entry for recently incarcerated rural Utah residents. Discusses the role of addiction in incarceration and how the program is funded. Source: KFF Health News, CBS News.

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/top-stories

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Rural Health News - Rural Health Information Hub

(6 days ago) WEBNews by State – All news items for a specific state from the past 60 days. Federal Register – Selected Federal Register notices from the past 90 days. News updates are available via RSS. News of interest to the rural health community, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news

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Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far : Shots - Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe Keokuk hospital, which served rural areas of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri, closed in October 2022. But new owners plan to reopen the hospital with the help of a new federal payment system. The

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/10/1223828296/federal-fix-for-rural-hospitals-gets-few-takers-so-far

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In rural America, patients are waiting for care - NPR

(4 days ago) WEBDuring COVID surges, rural hospitals struggle to transfer patients : Shots - Health News When cancer survivor Katie Ripley got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her small town didn't have the

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/10/1078134622/in-rural-america-patients-are-waiting-for-care-sometimes-with-deadly-consequence

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Covid is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of …

(1 days ago) WEBBy Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News. Rural Americans are dying of Covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-killing-rural-americans-twice-rate-people-urban-areas-n1280369

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Exploring the health care challenges rural Americans …

(9 days ago) WEBFrom life expectancy to maternal mortality, Americans living in rural regions face some of the greatest health care challenges in the country. In a new series called Rural RX, PBS NewsHour

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/exploring-the-health-care-challenges-rural-americans-face-across-5-states

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Rural Ambulance Services At Risk As Volunteers Age …

(3 days ago) WEBRural Emergency Medical Services Strained To Financial Breaking Point : Shots - Health News To keep emergency services afloat in rural areas, communities will have to go beyond volunteer-based

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/05/1012418938/rural-ambulance-services-at-risk-as-volunteers-age-and-expenses-mount

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The CDC Lacks a Rural Focus. Researchers Hope a …

(Just Now) WEBSubscribe to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing. The omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Joe Biden in December 2022 gave the CDC $5 million for the 2023 fiscal year to create the …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-new-funding-rural-health-office-data/

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New AHA report offers recommendations on the future of rural …

(7 days ago) WEBAHA’s Future of Rural Health Care Task Force has released a report with recommendations for long-range solutions for improving rural health and health care in America.. Convened by the AHA in July 2019, the group of 28 rural hospital CEOs and state hospital association executives was charged with exploring the challenges and …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2021-05-18-new-aha-report-offers-recommendations-future-rural-health-care

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A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or

(Just Now) WEBMore than $15 billion in pandemic-era federal aid was injected into rural hospitals to keep them open. On Dec. 31, most of it will expire. Now, labor expenses per patient are up more than a third

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/health/rural-hospital-closures.html

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Addressing Disparities in Rural Health Care - U.S. News & World …

(5 days ago) WEBJune 23, 2021, at 5:49 p.m. Addressing Rural Health Care Disparities. More. View video from the U.S. News & World Report webinar "Curbing the Crisis in Rural Healthcare: Solutions to Turn the Tide

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-06-23/addressing-disparities-in-rural-health-care

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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural …

(8 days ago) WEBIn 1999, the natural-cause mortality rate for people ages 25 to 54 in rural areas was only 6% higher than for city dwellers in the same age bracket. By 2019, the gap widened to 43%. The

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/city-country-mortality-gap-widens-rural-health-care-access/

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City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural …

(4 days ago) WEBIn Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously in its epidemiology program, he has witnessed a trend in mortality rates that has rural health experts worried. This story also ran on CBS News. It can be republished for

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-urban-mortality-gap-widening/

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NRHA Publications National Rural Health Association - NRHA

(7 days ago) WEBThe Journal of Rural Health, a quarterly journal published by the National Rural Health Association, serves as a medium for communication among health scientists and professionals in practice, educational, research and policy settings.It is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to advancing professional practice, research, theory …

https://www.ruralhealth.us/publications/the-journal-of-rural-health

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In Rural America, The Pandemic Pummeled The Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBOver the past 15 years, 174 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. and the pandemic may be accelerating the trend. So far, 15 rural hospitals have closed in 2020, casualties of the pandemic

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/07/920587019/getting-health-care-was-already-tough-in-rural-areas-the-pandemic-has-made-it-wo

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Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions AHA News

(2 days ago) WEBRural health care: Big challenges require big solutions. Rural hospitals are the cornerstones of their communities, serving as key access points of care for nearly 20% of Americans. Beyond their direct impact on health and well-being, they also offer broader community benefits. They are often the largest local employer and help attract other

https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2020-01-28-rural-health-care-big-challenges-require-big-solutions

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Final Recommendations: Future of Rural Health Care Task Force

(7 days ago) WEBAHA’s Future of Rural Health Care Task Force has released a report with recommendations for long-range solutions for improving rural health and health care in America. Read more for the innovative solutions and promising practices for care delivery, as well as models to ensure the financial stability of rural hospitals and access to care …

https://www.aha.org/2021-05-17-final-recommendations-future-rural-health-care-task-force-may-2021

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The State of Rural Public Health: Enduring Needs in a New Decade

(7 days ago) WEBPublic health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for decades, inequalities continue to grow. Life expectancy at birth is now 1 to 2 years greater between wealthier urban and rural counties, and is as much as …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305728

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In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis

(3 days ago) WEBFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/07/texas-mental-health-hospitals-er/

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Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses

(3 days ago) WEBState lawmakers failed to reach a compromise, dashing hopes of extending largely free health care to most low-income residents and supporting struggling rural hospitals. Listen to this article

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/mississippi-medicaid-expansion.html

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Continuing Challenges in Rural Health in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIn addition to health care for chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer), rural residents also face challenges in receiving care for mental health conditions as well as autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Autism affects 1 in every 59 children in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7043306/

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News Articles - National Association of Rural Health Clinics

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to a 2024 Policy Survey conducted by the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) serve over 62% of rural Americans. “We are deeply appreciative of the responsiveness from RHCs across the country” said Sarah Hohman, NARHC’s Director of Government Affairs. “Their feedback …

https://www.narhc.org/narhc/News1.asp

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Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health

(6 days ago) WEB: Shots - Health News More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the answer to the crisis in rural obstetric

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/18/1219746151/can-family-doctors-deliver-rural-america-from-its-maternal-health-crisis

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Bringing mobile health care to rural Colorado with Rocky …

(Just Now) WEBA mobile integrated health care program in rural Colorado meets patients where they are — at their homes.

https://www.uhc.com/news-articles/community/rmhp-mobile-care

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AHA Statement to House Ways and Means on Proposed Rural …

(4 days ago) WEBStatement of the American Hospital Association for the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives May 8, 2024. On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other …

https://www.aha.org/testimony/2024-05-08-aha-statement-house-ways-and-means-proposed-rural-access-care-legislation

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