Plus, the lessons a rural Illinois hospital CEO learned from losing an election. October 22, 2026 1. Rural hospital layoffs rise in 2026 as closures fall Full story 2. 12 health systems spending rural transformation funds on AI, telehealth Full…
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Plus, a new bill would pause HRSA’s 340B rebate model pilot. October 15, 2026 1. The 57 rural emergency hospitals by state Full story 2. Over 40% of rural hospitals operate at a loss: AHA report Full story 3. AI…
Plus, a longtime rural health advocate died Sept. 26. October 8, 2026 1. How rural hospitals are teaming up with big systems — without selling Full story 2. Fewer surgeons, worse outcomes: The rural surgery squeeze Full story 3. Behavioral…
Plus, the budget lines rural hospital CEOs are increasing in 2027. October 1, 2026 1. How 22 rural healthcare leaders are rethinking revenue for 2027 Full story 2. Hospital leaders predict more ‘quiet closures’ in 2027 Full story 3. If you’re…
Plus, a Missouri system weighs selling its newly built Kansas hospital. September 24, 2026 1. Rural Health Transformation dollars: A CFO’s playbook for scalable access Full story 2. 20 states’ recent rural health funding distributions Full story 3. Where health…
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Plus, 5 notes on how obstetric care is disappearing from US hospitals. September 17, 2026 1. How rural hospitals are building up cash reserves Full story 2. The rural hospital network boom: 150+ hospitals, 8 states Full story 3. Sustainable growth…
Plus, an Ascension Oklahoma facility is approved to become a rural emergency hospital. September 10, 2026 1. 15 states’ latest rural health funding awards, by amount Full story 2. WVU Medicine is spending $1B to become a top rural system Full…
Plus, read the rural vs. urban hospitals providing Medicaid maternity care, by state. September 3, 2026 1. Declining rural access, reimbursement gaps: The most dangerous trends in healthcare today Full story 2. ‘It’s a whirlwind’: Rural hospital’s plan to overcome…
Plus, a Yale New Haven exec on why doctors are driving the shift away from independent practice August 27, 2026 1. 41 rural hospital and health system CFOs to know | 2026 Full story 2. Nebraska rural emergency hospital…
Plus, a CEO’s bet to outlast Medicaid cuts August 20, 2026 1. The 54 rural emergency hospitals by state Full story 2. Rural healthcare remains major Epic focus, plus 11 more takeaways from Judy Faulkner Full story 3. See how 340B…