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

Federal cuts and reversals upend California health care in 2025

California health care faced major cuts in 2025 as federal Medicaid funding dropped and ACA subsidies stalled, threatening millions. Read More

Georgia requests $1.4B to transform rural health care

The Kemp administration is applying for a one-time federal grant to be awarded by New Year's Eve to fund the GREAT Health program. 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

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

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

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

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

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

Fall foliage colors the scene near the Community Church, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Sugar Hill, N.H., a rural area where the closure of a community health center is leaving residents without nearby ... Read More