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Dorothy Pekmezi, Ph.D.New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health shows that an automated phone counseling program helped people who are inactive in underserved rural communities exercise more

In Texas, fifty rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That is more than any other state in the country. Behind Texas, in descending order: Kansas (44), Tennessee (27), Georgia (25), and Mississippi (24)

Bitkine, Chad – For Ache Kodo, seeing a doctor once meant saving money for the journey

JOHNSON CITY — The East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research has published its sixth annual report, highlighting new projects and more than $1.3 million in new funding for fiscal year 2026. The center, which is one of the only federally funded rural research groups in the nation, studies rural health and collaborates with…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, August 19, that the current Administration is committing $35 million, made possible through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), to improve health outcomes among rural Pennsylvanians by upgrading to modern screening technology, purchasing equipment to bring additional operating rooms online, and expanding transportation options. 

This story was produced through the USC Center for Health Journalism’s 2026 National Fellowship

GARNETT, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids convened a roundtable with leaders from rural hospitals, community health clinics, and other organizations serving rural Kansans to discuss the harmful impact of extreme Medicaid cuts — made to fund tax giveaways for billionaires. With Kansas already having lostseveral rural hospitals over the past decade, these new cuts…

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) —The future of healthcare in some rural communities is becoming increasingly uncertain

CHARLESTON – Officials with the West Virginia Department of Health are working quickly to make sure the nearly $200 million first-year award for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program is obligated by an Oct. 31 deadline, but lawmakers had questions about current contracts

In Martin County, a medical emergency used to mean a five-minute drive to the hospital. Then Martin General shut down, turning an already stressful situation into a half-hour ordeal