Keeping rural America strong means building healthy communities. Our healthcare coverage focuses on all the important issues in rural health, including access to critical care, affordability, the future of rural hospitals, the rural response to the Covid-19 pandemic, drug addiction and abuse, and much more.
New ER-Only Status Will Preserve Hospital’s Crucial Services. But Others Worry about Distance to Care
St. Mark’s took advantage of a program that will sustain emergency care in rural Fayette County, Texas. But people seeking surgery and in-patient care will have to go elsewhere.
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Nearly Half of All Rural Hospitals Are Operating in the Red, Study Says
States that did not expand Medicaid are more likely to have rural hospitals that are at risk of closing.
Home-Based Care: Fixing the Childcare Drought in Rural America
Some rural counties are trying an approach to tackle childcare shortages. A new program supports home-based childcare providers with resources, education, and grants.
Oklahoma Researchers Aim For More Mental Health Resources In Rural Schools
A grant will help fund more than 60 additional clinicians across the state’s rural schools.
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Q&A: A Rural Healthcare Hub for Doctors and Policymakers
The Rural Health Information Hub is a website that provides rural-specific information for doctors, community leaders, and policymakers to make informed decisions regarding rural healthcare.
Struggling to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline
Hospitals in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma are among the first to apply for a new rural
hospital payment model that shifts the focus of services away from overnight stays to outpatient and
emergency care. Still, experts say the law needs to be amended to provide the right mix of care for rural
communities.
Texas Town Tries a New Model for Saving Rural Health Care
The hospital in rural Bowie, Texas, has closed twice since 2015. Now, it’s partnering with a nearby hospital system to reopen as a round-the-clock emergency and observation center.
Number of At-Risk Rural Mississippi Hospitals Falls to 28, Report Says
Rural hospital closure rates in Mississippi are some of the highest in the country, even as the number of hospitals at risk of closing in the state decreased over the past year.
Q&A: Providing Healthcare in Rural Communities is a Challenge and a ‘Labor of Love’
Kathryn Doby is the chief administrative officer at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in rural Alleghany County, North Carolina. The hospital provides critical care to a medically underserved community.
Wynonna Judd: ‘It’s OK to Reach Out for Help’
Perseverance, strength and support take center stage during Wynonna Judd’s concert tour.
Montana Governor Steps in to Fund Youth Suicide Prevention Program
When the Legislature rejected additional measures to address Montana’s dire suicide rate, the state’s governor provided $2.1 million to the Rural Behavioral Health Institute for mental-health screenings for students.
As Health Emergency Ends, Telehealth Will Stay but Medicaid Eligibility May Go
The end of the Covid-19 public health emergency could affect the bottom line of rural hospitals, mainly from the loss of Medicaid patients who will have to requalify for coverage. Telehealth provisions will remain throughout 2024.
Report: Rural Program Lessens ‘Culture of Silence’ around Child Sexual Abuse
A training program in rural Oregon and California appears to be helping adults spot signs of child sexual abuse and know where to seek help.
Q&A: Addressing Rural America’s Drug Problem through Harm Reduction, not Criminalization
Journalist Zachary Siegel reports on the public health and criminal-legal system in rural and urban America. Siegel spoke with the Daily Yonder about the urgency of the United States’ drug problem, which he says has eclipsed epidemic status.
SNAP Emergency Allotments Scheduled to Terminate in March
According to hunger relief experts, amending the 2023 Farm Bill is the only sustainable way to shield rural households from increased food insecurity long-term.
‘It Sucks That I Have to Be Scared’ – Conversations with Rural LGBTQ Young People
The LGBTQ youth in rural America faces a challenging environment. Some progress has been made in the last two decades, but many still feel threatened and unwelcome in their own communities.
Domestic Violence Shelter Opens on the Cherokee Nation Reservation
And a new Tribal harm-reduction program is offering syringe services to reduce the spread of blood-borne disease.
Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
Worker shortages may get even worse as federal assistance from the early-days of the pandemic dries up, marooning rural patients who rely on small-town care facilities.
A Year to Prepare – Organizers Work to Ensure 988 Helps Rural Residents Too
The efforts will include phone operators’ training, helping them better understand the needs and sensibilities of callers from rural areas of the country.
Report: 113K U.S. Indigenous Individuals Live in Mental Health Care Deserts
A lack of broadband access adds to the disparity with telemedicine gaining popularity as a mental health resource.
Transgender People in Rural America Face Hurdles Finding Doctors Who Can or Will Care for Them
A lack of local rural providers knowledgeable in trans care can mean long drives to gender-affirming clinics in metropolitan areas. Rural trans people are three times as likely as all transgender adults to travel 25 to 49 miles for routine care.
Rural Seniors Benefit From Pandemic-Driven Remote Fitness Boom
For rural seniors with limited access to gyms, the recent emergence of free or low-cost virtual exercise classes has created an access point for supervised physical activity that did not widely exist before the pandemic.
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