Health News Federal Funding Cuts Could Impact Already Fragile Rural Health Care

Iowa seeks $1 billion from new federal rural health fund amid Medicaid cuts

Gov. Kim Reynolds' "Healthy Hometowns" plan aims to modernize rural hospitals with federal aid from a new $50 billion fund — but health leaders warn it won't fully offset sweeping Medicaid reductions. Read More

The Republican federal budget bill has devastated Washington families | Opinion

As the Republican shutdown of our federal government dragged on, harmful impacts to Washington state increased. | Opinion ... Read More

Concerns over fairness, access rise as states compete for slice of $50 billion rural health fund

Among applications and summaries publicly shared by states, themes include workforce development, telehealth, and access to healthy food. Read More

Rural Healthcare | Virginia submits $1 billion application for rural healthcare fund amid Medicaid spending cuts

The state submitted an application for federal funds as Medicaid spending cuts put pressure on hospitals and clinics serving rural communities. Read More

Rural health advocates sound alarm on shutdown’s impact

The continuing federal government shutdown on top of the administration’s funding cutbacks has rural health-care advocates alarmed, not just because of what they know will happen but what they don’t ... Read More

Oklahoma is seeking part of a $50 billion rural health fund. Could it transform care amid other cuts?

Alongside the passage of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending reductions over a decade, Oklahoma is also vying for an opportunity available to all 50 states to fund sustainable rural health care ... Read More

Rural health transformation program won’t make up for federal budget cuts, experts agree

A new program touted to give $50 billion in federal funding to rural hospitals won’t necessarily keep rural hospitals from closing, according to several experts in rural health. The funding is part of ... Read More

Medicare cuts to home health programs will hurt rural Oklahomans | Opinion

As a registered nurse, I’ve seen countless examples of how home health changes lives, but one patient in particular stays with me. She had lost a leg in a car accident, and not long after, her house ... Read More

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

Kennedy was referring to the Rural Health Tranformation Program, which is arguably the most significant one-time investment in rural health funding. But that doesn’t speak to what rural hospitals are ... Read More

As Federal Cuts Deepen Mental Health Crisis, Philanthropy Scrambles to Fill the Gap

It’s hardly news that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis — the CDC says as much. But experts in the field say that the current administration has severely compounded the problem ... Read More

Federal SAMHSA cuts could impact mental health resources, according to veteran nonprofit leader

More than 4,000 federal workers have received "reduction in force" notices since the federal government shutdown began. Among the agencies hit is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ... Read More