Covid Cases Are on the Rise, but Funding to Cover Treatment Lags Behind
Rural hospitals could be facing proportionally higher costs for uncompensated care than their urban counterparts due to higher rates of unvaccinated patients in their service areas.
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Study Will Look at Informal Work and Social Capital in Rural Communities
USDA-funded research will be used to “guide policy discussion regarding the local and state response to informal work” and help preserve mechanisms responsible for building strong social bonds.
Doctors Trained Abroad Want to See You Now
Some states are looking at underemployed immigrant healthcare workers as a source of medical staff for underserved and rural areas.
Students Drip with Enthusiasm over Sap-Tapping Maple Syrup Project
A White Lake, Wisconsin, teacher turns the school yard into a hands-on classroom to produce a sweet treat. And the students are in charge.
Q&A: Political Organizing in Rural Places with Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin and political strategist Canyon Woodward talk with the Daily Yonder about their new book, Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why our Future Depends on It.
Commentary: A Retired, Small-Town Banker Offers an Alternative to Reduce Student Debt
Art Kimball says a lender’s job is to help borrowers get out of debt. We don’t have to outright forgive student loans to do that. Another way is to make sure that student-loan interest rates are fair and that exorbitant interest payments of the past get applied to the principal.
One Answer to the Comprehensive Healthcare Conundrum of Rural Settings
Federally Qualified Health Centers serve in rural communities with healthcare service gaps and underserved populations.
Distance to Care Would Be Much Bigger Factor Post-Roe v. Wade
Some pro-life activists are pushing the Republican Party to do more to address the cost of parenthood if the Supreme Court protection of abortion rights is eliminated.
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Rural Superintendents Lament: ‘We Went from Being Heroes to Villains’
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