Rural issues
As deaths due to COVID-19 increase disproportionately in rural communities, farmers, ranchers and other rural residents are opening up about the hardships they’ve faced.
The AHA continues to spotlight the important work of rural hospitals tasked with caring for the nearly 60 million Americans who live in rural communities.
The AHA urged the Health Resources and Services Administration to quickly distribute the $17 billion in Phase 4 provider relief funds and $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds for rural providers, as well as reverse a new requirement that capital projects be fully completed before the…
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, rural hospital mergers were associated with lower mortality for patients admitted to the hospital for heart attack, heart failure, stroke and pneumonia.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded four organizations an initial $2 million each to serve as lead organizations for the Community Transformation Track in the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model.
The AHA released a new episode of PowerPlay, the on-demand video series that connects AHA members to major players in policy, politics and science.
The AHA today released a new episode of PowerPlay, the on-demand video series that connects AHA members to major players in policy, politics and science. The episode features a conversation between AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., president and CEO of Providence, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,…
On September 9, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., ranking member of Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke with AHA Board Chair, Rod Hochman, M.D., president and CEO of Providence about building trust in COVID-19 vaccines, rural health and the importance of telehealth, and price transparency.