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

States eager for final decisions on $50B health care fund

States are expecting clarity within days for a key feature of Republicans’ signature budget law — a $50 billion rural health care fund. Read More

State hopes federal funds can ease strain on rural hospitals amid looming Medicaid cuts

For the 2.5-million Missourians in rural areas, health care is scarce and hospitals are struggling to survive. Read More

Georgia health officials map out $1.4 billion plan for new federal rural health funds

State officials have introduced a $1.4 billion plan to improve rural health outcomes over the next five years under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program created as part of this summer’s ... Read More

How health care budget cuts put vulnerable communities at risk

Proposed health care budget cuts in 2027 could lead to reduced services for vulnerable populations and hospital closures in rural areas. Read More

What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care

FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that the projected cuts in Medicaid are already taking a toll. Last month, a site of the Ammonoosuc ... Read More

‘Stretched thin’: Medicaid cuts threaten Delawareans’ access to health care in rural areas

File - Delawareans protest against possible cuts to federal Medicaid funding at a news conference with patients, doctors, members of Congress and health care advocates in Wilmington, Delaware, in ... Read More

Texas applies for $1 billion in federal funding for rural health initiatives

Some rural health leaders voiced concerns about how the federal government shutdown may delay notices of awards or funding, but the state Health and Human Services Commission said that won't be an ... Read More

Wisconsin seeks $1 billion in federal funding to improve rural health care

MADISON — Wisconsin has submitted a $1 billion funding request to the federal government to address improve rural health care access. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services outlined three main ... Read More

Maine applies for federal rural health funding to partially offset billions in Medicaid cuts

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Health center closure in New Hampshire town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities

For more than two decades, Susan Bushby, a 70-year-old housekeeper from a rural ski town in New Hampshire's White Mountains, took comfort in knowing she only had a short drive to reach the community ... Read More

Rural health care at risk as Georgia prepares for 2026 legislative session

New data shows Georgia has 30 Critical Access Hospitals and three Rural Emergency Hospitals, meaning many patients in rural areas already face long drives for urgent care. Read More