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

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

Federal Medicaid cuts threaten NC health care gains

Future cuts to Medicaid are already impacting North Carolina, and it's expecting more challenges are on the horizon for providing people with health care. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by ... Read More

A health center closure in New England town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities

Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Read More

Inside Pennsylvania's $1B battle plan for threats to rural health care

Pennsylvania has applied to the federal government for a share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. Awardees will be announced by year's end. 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

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which hit 43 days on Nov. 12, 2025. This fight highlights a persistent concern for ... 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

State health officials outline impacts of federal Medicaid cuts

A collection of state health officials said Thursday that cuts to federal Medicaid and food assistance programs’ funding, adopted this summer, have left them looking for ways to minimize the impacts ... Read More

County Health Officials Share Plans Following Medi-Cal Federal Funding Cuts

Dr. Josephine Preciado shares insight into the county's plan for residents with unsatisfactory immigration status. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo Community members worried about their ... 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

What Pa.’s $50.1 billion budget does for rural hospitals, communities

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up fo ... 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