Oregon will distribute $37.5 million in state and federal funds to 21 rural hospitals to stabilize maternity services, though leaders warn the one-time investment won’t offset looming Medicaid cuts. In January, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced a $25 million state…
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Four U.S. senators sent a June 18 letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, urging targeted adjustments to the Rural Health Transformation Program to help ensure its $50 billion reaches the smallest and most financially vulnerable rural providers. Sens. Michael…
Nationally, roughly 1% of U.S. physicians have opted out of Medicare entirely, according to 2025 data from KFF. While 1% appears to be a marginal number upon first glance, a closer look at where those exits are happening, and what…
As healthcare organizations navigate rapid technological change, rural hospitals continue to face unique challenges that often go overlooked, Nitin Agarwal, CIO of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa., told Becker’s. “Rural organizations are doing a heck of a lot more…
President Trump’s June 2 executive order to expand AI-enabled cybersecurity tools to rural hospitals could help narrow a longstanding imbalance in healthcare cybersecurity, according to two health system CIOs who say smaller organizations face the same threats as larger systems…
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One state wants to build its first medical school. Another wants to launch accountability tools for price transparency. These are among the most distinctive proposals in CMS’ $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, which awarded funds to all 50 states…
As rural healthcare continues to face cross-winds from workforce fulfillment challenges, anticipated Medicaid cuts and revenue cycle issues, hospital leaders are confronting problems that know no ZIP code boundaries. In Arcata, Calif., Mad River Community Hospital’s COO Matt Anderson told…
For rural healthcare organizations, access has become the central organizing principle behind nearly every strategic decision. This new operational reality is being shaped by a convergence of pressures. Workforce shortages, rapidly declining independent physician practices, geographic dispersion and aging populations have pushed traditional care models to their limits, widening…
Critical access hospitals occupy a singular place in the American healthcare system. With a maximum of 25 inpatient beds and a mandate to provide around-the-clock emergency care, these institutions do far more with far less than almost any other type…