Rural Health Update

AHA Rural Health Services tracks the issues, develops policies and identifies solutions to our most pressing problems.
AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference Nearly 1,000 rural hospital and health system leaders and trustees gathered virtually Feb. 17-18 to discuss today’s pressing issues facing rural hospitals and communities. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack emphasized to participants the need for more…
The House and Senate Dec. 21 approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 – legislation that includes roughly $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and a number of provisions beneficial to hospitals and health systems, and $1.4 trillion in spending that will fund the federal government for fiscal…
This newsletter provides rural hospital and health system leaders the latest information on rural health policy, advocacy and educational resources. We know 2020 was not what any of us in the health care field had hoped, but we thank you for your efforts and wish you a safe holiday season. The…
This newsletter provides rural hospital and health system leaders the latest information on rural health policy, advocacy and educational resources. Federal Update: Advocacy Urge Your Representatives and Senators to Support Hospitals and Health Systems during ‘Lame-duck Session’