New visa rules and fees have disrupted international recruiting at healthcare systems across the nation this fall, leaving many worried about long-term effects on existing staff shortages. Foreign clinicians typically enter the U.S. on two types of work visas: H-1B…
Policy & Regulation
The Rural Health Transformation Program, enacted as part of the newly passed budget law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allocates $50 billion over five years to support rural health initiatives. However, despite the headline investment, policy experts…
Reviving Rural Health Care: Regulatory Fixes Can Save Small Town Emergency Hospitals More than 140 rural hospitals in the U.S. have closed since 2010. That’s more than one hospital per month for over a decade—leaving entire counties without lifesaving care.…